Where does “behaven” come from?
behaven (Middle English) comes from Old English behabban, from Proto-Germanic *bihabbjan.
Ancestry of “behaven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | behabban | to surround or embrace something; to hold or... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bihabbjan | — |
Words derived from “behaven”