hevig

Meaning

intense

Frequency

C1
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic *habīg, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-. Equivalent to heffen (“to heave”) + -ig (“-y”). Compare German hebig, English heavy.

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