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Where does “heaveno” come from?

heaveno (English) comes from English hello, from English holla, from English holler, from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

heaveno (English): Hello!

Definitions

  1. Hello!

Ancestry of “heaveno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhelloA greeting said when meeting someone or...
2EnglishhollaAlternative form of hollo; API; what's up; a...
3EnglishhollerA yell, shout; By extension, any communication to...
4EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
5Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
6Old Englishholha hollow
7Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—
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