Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habjaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From an innovated post-Indo-European stative present *kh₂ph₁yé-, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to seize”).
Verb edit
*habjaną
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *habjaną (weak class 3 j-present)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *habbjan (see there for further descendants)
- Old Norse: hafa
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (haban)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).
Verb edit
*habjaną
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *habjaną (strong class 6 j-present)