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Where does “heofon” come from?

heofon (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hebun — sky; heaven.

heofon (Old English): the sky; heaven; the power of heaven

Definitions

  1. the sky; heaven; the power of heaven

Ancestry of “heofon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichebunsky; heaven

Words derived from “heofon”

  • heaven
  • heave
  • hefty
  • heavenward
  • heft
  • heavenwards
  • heaver
  • Nevaeh
  • coalheaver
  • midheaven
  • hoven
  • heftily
  • heavenlike
  • heaveth
  • heavenless
  • heftiness
  • heavenful
  • heavest
  • heavenhood
  • heavenize
  • heftable
  • cyberheaven
  • heven
  • heft
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hebun →