Middle English word heven comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemer-, Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Germanic *himinaz (Cloud cover, sky.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ḱemer- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
- -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*himinaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Cloud cover, sky. |
*keh₂p- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
heofon | Old English (ang) | Heaven, paradise. The power of heaven. The sky, the firmament, the heavens. |
*kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*habjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To lift, heave. |
hebban | Old English (ang) | To lift, to raise up. |
hebben | Middle English (enm) |