English word have comes from Proto-Indo-European *kopno-, Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, and later Proto-Germanic *habą (Sea.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kopno- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| - -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *keh₂p- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *habą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Sea. |
| *kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *keh₂pneh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kh₂ph₁yé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *habjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To have, hold. |
| *habnō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Harbour, haven. |
| habban | Old English (ang) | (auxiliary) have (used with a participle to express the perfect tense). To have, to possess. |
| hæfen | Old English (ang) | (sheltered) inlet; harbour, port. |
| havene | Middle English (enm) | |
| have | English (en) | (British, slang) To defeat in a fight; take.. (Irish) To be able to speak a language.. (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect and the past perfect aspect.. (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) must.. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.. (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as [...] |