Where does “have” come from?
have (Danish) comes from Old Swedish haghi, from Old Norse hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰ- — to take, seize.
have (Danish): garden; orchard; allotment
Definitions
- garden; orchard; allotment
Ancestry of “have”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | haghi | enclosure; pasture |
| 2 | Old Norse | hagi | enclosure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hagô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰ- | to take, seize |
Words derived from “have”