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Where does “hevde” come from?

hevde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hefða — to acquire prescriptive rights.

hevde (Norwegian Bokmål): simple past of heve; to assert, claim, maintain;...

Definitions

  1. simple past of heve; to assert, claim, maintain;...

Ancestry of “hevde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefðato acquire prescriptive rights
Every word from Old Norse hefða →