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Middle English: hevi
Old English: hefig

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Etymology of the English word heavy

the English word heavy

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khabigas

Derivations in English

heavyset, heavyweight, heavily

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