Where does “verhevigen” come from?
verhevigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch hevig, from Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic habīg, from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.
verhevigen (Dutch): to intensify
Ancestry of “verhevigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hevig | violent, intense |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hevich | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hevig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habīg | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habīgaz | heavy, weighty; grave, severe |
| 6 | Indo-European | *kap- | — |