hebba

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• habba

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“take, seize”).

Verb

hebba

1. to have

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum, Sylt: haa

  Hallig, Mooring: heewe

  Helgoland: hoa

• Saterland Frisian: häbe
• West Frisian: hawwe