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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | habīg | heavy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | habīgaz | heavy, weighty; grave, severe |
| 3 | Indo-European | *kap- | — |
Words derived from “hevig”