hævd

Danish

/hɛvˀd/

noun

Definitions

prescriptive right
recognition according to custom or tradition
custom, tradition

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse hefð (possession, statute of limitations, prescriptive right, the act of having owning) inherited from Old Danish hæfth inherited from Old Norse hefð (possession, statute of limitations, prescriptive right, the act of having owning) inherited from Proto-Germanic *habiþō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*habiþō

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
*habiþō Proto-Germanic
hävd Swedish
hävdaforskare Swedish
hävdatecknare Swedish
hevd Norwegian Nynorsk
hagi Old Norse
hefð Old Norse
børnehave Danish
have Danish
hævde Danish
hefð Icelandic
hæfþ Old Swedish
haft Scots
heft Scots
hæfth Old Danish
hæfthæ Old Danish

have
hævde
børnehave