Where does “heffen” come from?

heffen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch heffen, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

heffen (Middle Dutch): to lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to...

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise; to begin; to collect, to...

Ancestry of “heffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchheffento lift, to raise
2Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “heffen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →