| 1 | Middle English | han | Alternative form of haven - "Piers Plowman" |
| 2 | Middle English | haven | to have |
| 3 | Old English | habban | to have, to possess; have |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | habbjan | to have; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | habjaną | to have, to hold; to lift, heave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyé- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |