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Where does “aanhebben” come from?

aanhebben (Dutch) comes from Dutch hebben, from Middle Dutch hebben, from Old Dutch hebben, 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,...

aanhebben (Dutch): to have on, to wear

Definitions

  1. to have on, to wear

Ancestry of “aanhebben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhebbento have, to possess, own, hold; to be afflicted...
2Middle Dutchhebbento have
3Old Dutchhebbento have
4Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
5Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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