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Where does “havara” come from?

havara (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

Ancestry of “havara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabrō—
2Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
3Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

Words derived from “havara”

  • haver
  • studentenhaver
  • elitehaver
  • havermout
  • stokhaver
  • havere
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