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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīgaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to take, grasp, have, hold), equivalent to *habjaną + *-īgaz. Compare Latin capāx (large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.βiː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*habīgaz

  1. heavy, weighty
  2. grave, severe

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *habīg
    • Old English: hefiġ, hæfiġ, hefeġ
      • Middle English: heviȝ, hevy
    • Old Saxon: heƀig, hevig
      • Middle Low German: hēvich
    • Old Dutch: hevig
      • Middle Dutch: hēvich
    • Old High German: hebīg, *hefīg, *hevīg
      • Middle High German: hevec, *hebig
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