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

Definitions

  1. heavenly

Ancestry of “heuenly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheofonlīċheavenly, celestial; chaste
2Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
3Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →Every word from Old English -līċ →Every word from Old English heofonlīċ →