Where does “heavenishly” come from?
heavenishly (English) comes from English heavenish, from Middle English hevenish, from Old English heofonisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
heavenishly (English): In a heavenish manner
Definitions
- In a heavenish manner
Ancestry of “heavenishly”, step by step
heavenishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heavenish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavenish | Pertaining to or characteristic of the sidereal... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevenish | — |
| 3 | Old English | heofonisċ | heavenly |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |