Where does “onhabban” come from?

onhabban (Old English) comes from Old English habban, from Proto-West Germanic habbjan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

onhabban (Old English): Alternative form of āhabban

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of āhabban

Ancestry of “onhabban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhabbanto have, to possess; have
2Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →