Where does “hen” come from?

hen (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German haben, from Old High German hāben, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

hen (Cimbrian): to have

Definitions

  1. to have

Ancestry of “hen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhaben—
2Old High Germanhābento have
3Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
4Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →