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

Definitions

  1. violent, intense

Ancestry of “hevig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhevich—
2Old Dutchhevig—
3Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
4Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
5Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hevig”

Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habīgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habīg →