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

Inflection

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

Synonyms

*haiþinskapi

Related terms

*haiþindōm
*haiþinisk

Descendants

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