Where does “haber” come from?

haber (Interlingua) comes from Spanish haber, from Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

haber (Interlingua): to have

Definitions

  1. to have

Ancestry of “haber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhaberto have; to hold; to possess; to exist; “there...
2Old Spanishaverto have
3Latinhabeōto have, hold
4Proto-Italichabēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
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