Where does “verheviging” come from?

verheviging (Dutch) comes from Dutch verhevigen, from Dutch hevig, from Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic habīg, from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.

verheviging (Dutch): intensification

Definitions

  1. intensification

Ancestry of “verheviging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhevigento intensify
2Dutchhevigviolent, intense
3Middle Dutchhevich—
4Old Dutchhevig—
5Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
6Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
7Indo-European*kap-—
Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habīgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habīg →