Where does “hevja” come from?

hevja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

hevja (Faroese): to lift, to raise

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise

Ancestry of “hevja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefjato heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...
2Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “hevja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →
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