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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haiþinnassī

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *haiþin + *-nassī.

Noun

*haiþinnassī f

  1. heathenness
  2. heathenism, heathenry
  3. heathendom

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *haiþinnassī
Genitive *haiþinnassīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *haiþinnassī
Accusative *haiþinnassīn
Genitive *haiþinnassīn
Dative *haiþinnassīn
Instrumental *haiþinnassīn

Synonyms

  • *haiþinskapi
  • *haiþindōm
  • *haiþinisk

Descendants

  • Old English: hǣþennes
  • Old Saxon: hēthinissa, hēthinussia, hēthinussi
    • Middle Low German: heidenisse
  • Old Dutch: hēthinnussi, hethinissa, heithinissa
    • Middle Dutch: heidinesse, heidinisse, heidenesse, hedenesse
  • Old High German: heidannissa
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