Where does “heven” come from?
heven (Tok Pisin) comes from English heaven, from Middle English hevene, from Old English heofon, from Proto-West Germanic hebun — sky; heaven.
heven (Tok Pisin): heaven
Ancestry of “heven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | heaven | The sky, "specifically"; The abode of God or the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hevene | — |
| 3 | Old English | heofon | the sky; heaven; the power of heaven |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hebun | sky; heaven |