Where does “hevanna” come from?

hevanna (Old High German) comes from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hevanna (Old High German): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “hevanna”, step by step

hevanna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German āna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanānawithout
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old High German hevan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhevanto lift
2Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “hevanna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →