Where does “habiten” come from?

habiten (Middle English) comes from Old French habiter, from Latin habitāre, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

Ancestry of “habiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhabiter—
2Latinhabitāre—
3Latinhabeōto have, hold
4Proto-Italichabēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeō →