gehabban
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to hold onto, keep from
- to maintain, retain
- to detain, restrain
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gahabjaną (raise) prefix from Old English habban (possess, have).
Origin
Old English
habban
Gloss
possess, have
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hobnob English
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- *gahabjaną Proto-Germanic
- *habjaną Proto-Germanic
- ahabban Old English
- behabban Old English
- forhabban Old English
- gehebban Old English
- habban Old English
- oferhabban Old English
- ofhabban Old English
- onhabban Old English
- wiþerhabban Old English
- wiþhabban Old English
- ymbhabban Old English
- æthabban Old English
- haven Middle English
- 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *habbjan gmw-pro
- gihebbian Old Saxon
- hebbian Old Saxon