Where does “habēn” come from?

habēn (Old High German) comes 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,...

habēn (Old High German): to have

Definitions

  1. to have

Ancestry of “habēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichabbjanto have; to lift
2Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
4Proto-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 →
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