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Where does “haveloos” come from?

haveloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch have, 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 — to see.

haveloos (Dutch): shabby

Definitions

  1. shabby

Ancestry of “haveloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhaveproperty, possession
2Middle Dutchhāve—
3Middle EnglishhaweA field surrounded by fencing or other boundaries...
4Old Englishhagaan enclosure, a fenced-in area, a yard
5Old Englishwīcdwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;...
6Germanwitz—
7Middle High Germanwitz—
8Old High Germanwizzi—
9Proto-West Germanicwītīpunishment
10Proto-Germanicwitjąknowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit
11Proto-Germanic*witaną—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
13Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →