This just poped into my head a second ago? Heaven is a kind of haven. Is there any linquistic connection?
2007-01-19 10:46:09 · 3 answers · asked by silverleaf90210 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English heven, from Old English heofon. heaven, from Germanic *hibin-, “the stony vault of heaven,” dissimilated form of *himin-.
From the rest of the reading I gathered the impression that its origin is more in the idea of that being the place of light than the place of refuge.
2007-01-19 11:13:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be just a coincedence, seeing as how the etymologies are different.
It's a pretty nifty one, though!
2007-01-19 18:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's actually pretty good. I don't know, but I'll think about it and get back to you.
2007-01-19 18:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋