Where does “habbjan” come from?

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

habbjan (Proto-West Germanic): to have; to lift

Definitions

  1. to have; to lift

Ancestry of “habbjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “habbjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →