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Where does “hefiġ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hefiġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hefiġ”

  • heavy
  • heavyweight
  • heavyset
  • superheavy
  • heavyhearted
  • heavyish
  • overheavy
  • ultraheavy
  • heavyheartedness
  • superheavyweight
  • nonheavy
  • nonheavyweight
  • unheavy
  • heavyheartedly
  • heavisome
  • hyperheavy
  • hevy
  • hevysum
  • heuysum
  • heuy
  • heviȝ
  • hefiglice
  • hefignes
  • hevi
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