Where does “have” come from?
have (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hāve, from Middle English hawe, from Old English haga, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
have (Dutch): property, possession
Definitions
- property, possession
Ancestry of “have”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hāve | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hawe | A field surrounded by fencing or other boundaries... |
| 3 | Old English | haga | an enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |