Where does “heuysum” come from?

heuysum (Middle English) comes from Middle English hevysum, from Middle English hevy, from Old English hefiġ, from Proto-West Germanic habīg, from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.

heuysum (Middle English): alternative typography of hevysum

Definitions

  1. alternative typography of hevysum

Ancestry of “heuysum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhevysumDifficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome;...
2Middle EnglishhevyHaving great weight; heavy; Having great force or...
3Old Englishhefiġheavy
4Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
5Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
6Indo-European*kap-—
Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habīgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habīg →
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