English
heaving
Heaving may come from Middle English hevynge.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hevyngeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1869heaving
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hevyngeuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1869heaving
Earliest quotation: 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago: “And here I might (if I followed the example…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘to seize’
except, capital, head, cash, catch, capacity, captain, chapter, escape, achieve, behavior, cape, acceptable, heavy, occupation, acceptance, cattle, chapel, capitol, chef, cabin, haven, capita, hawk, behave, captive, precipitation, cad, conceive, captivity, mischief, chaplain, conceivable, mischievous, capillary, precipitate, capo, chieftain, cabana, occipital, 140 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
case, accept, receive, capable, cable, chase, capture, recipe, reception, perception, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, caption, capsule, susceptible, deception, cashier, cater, chassis, cassette, deceive, deceptive, casket, deceit, preoccupation, receivable, perceptible, cajon, kas, preceptor, chasse, sashay, 30 more
through Proto-Germanic *habjaną ‘to lift’
through Middle English heven ‘to lift’
Another origin of heaving
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-‘to seize’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habjaną‘to lift’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*habbjan‘to lift’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heven‘to lift’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500hevynge
- Englishtodayheaving
Today it means
verb Crowded with people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hevynge / heaving