Where does “hæfiġ” come from?

hæfiġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic habīgaz, from Indo-European *kap-.

hæfiġ (Old English): heavy; important, grave, severe, serious;...

Definitions

  1. heavy; important, grave, severe, serious;...

Ancestry of “hæfiġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabīgazheavy, weighty; grave, severe
2Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hæfiġ”

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