Where does “draufhaben” come from?

draufhaben (German) comes from German habēn, from Middle High German han, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

draufhaben (German): to be able to; to know one's stuff used sometimes with etwas or nichts

Definitions

  1. to be able to; to know one's stuff used sometimes with etwas or nichts

Ancestry of “draufhaben”, step by step

draufhaben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German habēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhabēn—
2Middle High Germanhanto have
3Old High Germanhanocock (male chicken), rooster
4Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
5Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

via German drauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandraufafter; on top of
2Germandaraufafter; on top of that; on it
3Middle High Germandar uf—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hanō →