Where does “feilhaben” come from?

feilhaben (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.

feilhaben (German): to have for sale

Definitions

  1. to have for sale

Ancestry of “feilhaben”, step by step

feilhaben 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 feil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeilvendible, for sale
2Middle High Germanveile—
3Old High Germanfeili—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kan- →