Where does “unheaviness” come from?
unheaviness (English) comes from English unheavy, 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,...
unheaviness (English): The quality of being unheavy
Definitions
- The quality of being unheavy
Ancestry of “unheaviness”, step by step
unheaviness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unheavy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unheavy | Not heavy |
| 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,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |