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Where does “hävda” come from?

hävda (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hefða — to acquire prescriptive rights.

hävda (Swedish): to maintain, to keep , to preserve; to maintain,...

Definitions

  1. to maintain, to keep , to preserve; to maintain,...

Ancestry of “hävda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefðato acquire prescriptive rights
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