Where does “heuenly” come from?
heuenly (Middle English) comes from Old English heofonlīċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
heuenly (Middle English): heavenly
Ancestry of “heuenly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | heofonlīċ | heavenly, celestial; chaste |
| 2 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
Words derived from “heuenly”