Where does “hefiġ” come from?

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

hefiġ (Old English): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “hefiġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hefiġ”

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