Where does “heavy-handedly” come from?
heavy-handedly (English) comes from English heavy-handed, from English heavy, 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- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
heavy-handedly (English): In a heavy-handed manner
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- In a heavy-handed manner
Ancestry of “heavy-handedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heavy-handed | Clumsy, awkward; Excessive, overdone; Simplistic,... |
| 2 | English | heavy | Having great weight; Serious, somber; Not easy to... |
| 3 | English | heave | To lift with difficulty; to raise with some... |
| 4 | Middle English | heven | To raise, lift, heave; Alternative form of haven |
| 5 | Old English | hebban | to lift, raise |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |