Where does “hevig” come from?
hevig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic habīg, from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.
hevig (Dutch): violent, intense
Ancestry of “hevig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hevich | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hevig | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | habīg | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habīgaz | heavy, weighty; grave, severe |
| 5 | Indo-European | *kap- | — |
Words derived from “hevig”