Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Etymology 1 edit

From an innovated post-Indo-European stative present *kh₂ph₁yé-, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to seize).

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*habjaną

  1. to have, to hold
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Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (to seize).

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*habjaną

  1. to lift, heave
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