Where does “heaven” come from?
Heaven comes from Middle English heven, from Old English habban, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-, meaning to grasp or seize.
heaven (English): The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the...
Definitions
- The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the...
Ancestry of “heaven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hevene | — |
| 2 | Old English | heofon | the sky; heaven; the power of heaven |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hebun | sky; heaven |
Words derived from “heaven”