Where does “habere” come from?

habere (Middle High German) comes from Old High German habaro, from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

Ancestry of “habere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhabarooat
2Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
3Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrō →