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 Englishhefiġheavy
2Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
3Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
4Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hevy”

Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habīgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic habīg →