Where does “heavenly-minded” come from?
heavenly-minded (English) comes from English minded, from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
heavenly-minded (English): Devout; heavenly; pious; of pure mind
Definitions
- Devout; heavenly; pious; of pure mind
Ancestry of “heavenly-minded”, step by step
heavenly-minded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minded | Having a mind for something or a certain way of... |
| 2 | English | mind | The ability for rational thought; The ability to... |
| 3 | Middle English | minde | — |
| 4 | Old English | mynd | mind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamundiz | remembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English heavenly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavenly | Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by... |
| 2 | English | heaven | The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | hevene | Heaven; a divine realm or positive afterlife |
| 4 | Old English | heofon | the sky; heaven; the power of heaven |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hebun | sky; heaven |