Where does “had” come from?
Had comes from Middle English hadde, from Old English hæfde, from Proto-Germanic habd-, the past tense of the verb meaning to have or hold.
had (English): simple past tense and past participle of have;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of have;...
Ancestry of “had”, step by step
had traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ICH
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ICH | Initialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism... |
| 2 | English | ichthyophthiriasis | A parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused... |
| 3 | English | Ichthyophthirius | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰχθύς | fish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀετός | eagle; the constellation Aquila; omen |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ayyetós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewyetós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |