Where does “inneha” come from?
inneha (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German innehaben, from German habēn, from Middle High German han, from Old High German hano, from Proto-West Germanic hanō, from Proto-Germanic hanô, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.
inneha (Norwegian Bokmål): to hold, own, possess, have in one's possession
Definitions
- to hold, own, possess, have in one's possession
Ancestry of “inneha”, step by step
inneha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German innehaben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | innehaben | to hold; to possess; to master |
| 2 | German | habēn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | han | to have |
| 4 | Old High German | hano | cock (male chicken), rooster |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hanō | cock, rooster |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |