Where does “hevysom” come from?

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

hevysom (Middle English): Difficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome

Definitions

  1. Difficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome

Ancestry of “hevysom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhevyHaving great weight; heavy; Having great force or...
2Old Englishhefiġheavy
3Proto-West Germanichabīgheavy
4Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
5Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hevysom”

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