Where does “hebben” come from?

hebben (Dutch) comes 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,...

hebben (Dutch): to have, to possess, own, hold; to be afflicted...

Definitions

  1. to have, to possess, own, hold; to be afflicted...

Ancestry of “hebben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhebbento have
2Old Dutchhebbento 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,...

Words derived from “hebben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →