Where does “haver” come from?

haver (Indonesian) comes from Dutch haver, from Middle Dutch havere, from Old Dutch havara, from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

haver (Indonesian): oat

Definitions

  1. oat

Ancestry of “haver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhaverany wild species or cultivar of the genus...
2Middle Dutchhavere
3Old Dutchhavara
4Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
5Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
6Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro-