The story
- Old English · inherited fromhǣþensċipe
- Middle English · inherited fromhæðene-scipe
- English todayheathenship
From Middle English hæðene-scipe, from Old English hǣþensċipe; equivalent to heathen + -ship. Compare Middle Dutch heidijnscap, Middle Low German heidenschop, German Heidenschaft, Danish hedenskab.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.