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Where does “havere” come from?

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

Ancestry of “havere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhavara—
2Proto-Germanichabrō—
3Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

Words derived from “havere”

  • haver
  • studentenhaver
  • elitehaver
  • havermout
  • stokhaver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →