Where does “overheaviness” come from?
overheaviness (English) comes from English heaviness, from Middle English hevynesse, from Old English hefiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
overheaviness (English): Excessive heaviness
Definitions
- Excessive heaviness
Ancestry of “overheaviness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heaviness | The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevynesse | The quality of having great weight; heaviness;... |
| 3 | Old English | hefiġnes | heaviness |
| 4 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |