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Where does “heavest” come from?

heavest (English) comes from English heave, from Middle English heven, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

heavest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “heavest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheaveTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some...
2Middle EnglishhevenTo raise, lift, heave; Alternative form of haven
3Old Englishhebbanto lift, raise
4Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
5Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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