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Where does “hevy” come from?

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

hevy (Middle English): Having great weight; heavy; Having great force or...

Definitions

  1. Having great weight; heavy; Having great force or...

Ancestry of “hevy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhefiġ—
2Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
3Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
4Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hevy”

  • heavy
  • heavyweight
  • heavyset
  • superheavy
  • heavyhearted
  • heavyish
  • overheavy
  • ultraheavy
  • heavyheartedness
  • superheavyweight
  • nonheavy
  • nonheavyweight
  • unheavy
  • heavyheartedly
  • heavisome
  • hyperheavy
  • hevysum
  • heuysum
  • heuy
  • hevi
  • hebi
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