Where does “hav” come from?

hav (Faroese) comes from Faroese hevja, from Old Norse hefja, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

hav (Faroese): sea, ocean between two lands; a lifting stone;...

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean between two lands; a lifting stone;...

Ancestry of “hav”, step by step

hav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hevja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehevjato lift, to raise
2Old Norsehefjato heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Old Norse haf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehafsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hav”

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