Where does “hab nab” come from?

hab nab (English) comes from Old English habban, 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,...

hab nab (English): to have or have not, in the sense of an...

Definitions

  1. to have or have not, in the sense of an...

Ancestry of “hab nab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhabbanto have, to possess; have
2Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “hab nab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →