Where does “heven” come from?

heven (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heven, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Ancestry of “heven”, step by step

heven traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German heven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheven—
2Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Old High German hevan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhevanto lift

via Old High German heffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheffento raise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →