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Where does “heffing” come from?

heffing (Dutch) comes from Dutch heffen, from Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, 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,...

heffing (Dutch): a tax; a group of letters which are stressed in a...

Definitions

  1. a tax; a group of letters which are stressed in a...

Ancestry of “heffing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchheffenTo raise, lift, heave; To levy
2Middle Dutchheffento lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to...
3Old Dutchheffento lift, to raise
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,...

Words derived from “heffing”

  • loonheffing
  • tolheffing
  • milieuheffing
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