Where does “heva” come from?

heva (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German heben, from Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

heva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen

Definitions

  1. to make or put higher, lift, increase, strengthen

Ancestry of “heva”, step by step

heva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhebento lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist; to rise;...
2Middle High Germanheben
3Old High Germanhevanto lift
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Danish hæve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhæveto raise, to elevate, to lift; to rise; to draw,...
2Old Norsehefjato heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną