Where does “heavenly” come from?
Heavenly comes from Old English heofonlīċ, a compound of heofon (heaven) and the adjectival suffix -līċ.
heavenly (English): Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by...
Ancestry of “heavenly”, step by step
heavenly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heaven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | heaven | The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevene | Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife |
| 3 | Old English | heofon | the sky; heaven; the power of heaven |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hebun | sky; heaven |
via Middle English hevenely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hevenely | Relating to heaven as the divine dwelling |
| 2 | Old English | heofonlīċ | heavenly, celestial; chaste |
| 3 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “heavenly”