Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþīnaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

    From *haiþī (heath; untilled land) +‎ *-īnaz (made of; having the characteristics of). Originally presumed to be of Christian origin, however the word is attested as a tribal name by Ptolemy long before Christianity had spread among the Germanic peoples.

    Adjective

    *haiþīnaz

    1. from or of uncultivated land

    Inflection

    Declension of *haiþīnaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *haiþīnaz *haiþīnō *haiþīną, *-at(ō) *haiþīnai *haiþīnôz *haiþīnō
    accusative *haiþīnanǭ *haiþīnǭ *haiþīną, *-at(ō) *haiþīnanz *haiþīnōz *haiþīnō
    genitive *haiþīnas, *haiþīnis *haiþīnaizōz *haiþīnas, *haiþīnis *haiþīnaizǫ̂ *haiþīnaizǫ̂ *haiþīnaizǫ̂
    dative *haiþīnammai *haiþīnaizōi *haiþīnammai *haiþīnaimaz *haiþīnaimaz *haiþīnaimaz
    instrumental *haiþīnanō *haiþīnaizō *haiþīnanō *haiþīnaimiz *haiþīnaimiz *haiþīnaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *haiþīnô *haiþīnǭ *haiþīnô *haiþīnaniz *haiþīnōniz *haiþīnōnō
    accusative *haiþīnanų *haiþīnōnų *haiþīnô *haiþīnanunz *haiþīnōnunz *haiþīnōnō
    genitive *haiþīniniz *haiþīnōniz *haiþīniniz *haiþīnanǫ̂ *haiþīnōnǫ̂ *haiþīnanǫ̂
    dative *haiþīnini *haiþīnōni *haiþīnini *haiþīnammaz *haiþīnōmaz *haiþīnammaz
    instrumental *haiþīninē *haiþīnōnē *haiþīninē *haiþīnammiz *haiþīnōmiz *haiþīnammiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *haiþin
      • Old English: hǣþen, hǣðenedh spelling
        • Middle English: hethen
      • Old Frisian: hēthin, hēthen
      • Old Saxon: hēthin
      • Old Dutch: hēthin
      • Old High German: heidin, heidan
    • Old Norse: heiðinn

    Noun

    *haiþīnaz m

    1. "a person from uncultivated land"; one of the Chaedini, a Germanic people of western Scandinavia mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia

    Inflection

    Declension of *haiþīnaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *haiþīnaz *haiþīnōz, *haiþīnōs
    vocative *haiþīn *haiþīnōz, *haiþīnōs
    accusative *haiþīną *haiþīnanz
    genitive *haiþīnas, *haiþīnis *haiþīnǫ̂
    dative *haiþīnai *haiþīnamaz
    instrumental *haiþīnō *haiþīnamiz

    Descendants

    • Old Norse: heinir m pl
      • Old Norse: Heinafylki
    • Ancient Greek: Χαιδεινοι (Khaideinoi)
      • Latin: Chaedinī