heven etymology

Middle English word heven comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemer-, Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Germanic *himinaz (Cloud cover, sky.)

Detailed word origin of heven

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*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)

Words with the same origin as heven

Descendants of *ḱemer-
heofonlich heuenlich heuenriche hevenly hevenryke hevin
Descendants of - -yéti
acatour beelden belden bostlen botel bottle boueer boun buen bustelen chacer conceiven desayven dissayven fysike han hebben overhebben part-takynge perceiven shippwright shipwright upheven warkynge werken