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Where does “heofonisċ” come from?

heofonisċ (Old English) comes from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

heofonisċ (Old English): heavenly

Definitions

  1. heavenly

Ancestry of “heofonisċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-isċ-ish
2Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
3Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
4Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “heofonisċ”

  • heavenish
  • hevenish
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