häva

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to heave, to lift
  • to end, to terminate

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hæfia inherited from Old Norse hefja inherited from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (have, lift, hold, take up, heave, lift heave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kh₂pyé-

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