Where does “hevig” come from?

hevig (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic habīg, from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.

Ancestry of “hevig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hevig

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