Where does “have” come from?

have (Norman) comes from Old Norse háfr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

have (Norman): shrimp net

Definitions

  1. shrimp net

Ancestry of “have”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseháfrnet
2Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ →