ENGLISH ROOT WORD: have "own", "possess" from Old English habban

【have】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "habban." It carries the basic meaning of "own," and "possess." from PIE *kap- "to grasp"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "have"]

behave ***[2168] The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
behaviour ****[437] People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
have ****[7] You can use have followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would be possible to use the same word as a verb. For example, you can say `I had a look at the photos' instead of `I looked at the photos.'
having **[3497] The act of possessing; ownership.

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[WORD ROOT]root have
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] hav, have, havi
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) habban
[MEANING]root own, possess

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 habban to own, possess; be subject to, experience

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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behave ★★★[2168] verb from behave 〈 have
【DEFINITION】 The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say.
【Declension/Conjugation】 behaved, behaved, behaving, behaves
【SYNONYM】 act
【ANTONYM】 misbehave
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; by, about ⑵ have; own, possess
【Etymology】 《Old English behabban》 to contain
【First Known Meaning】 conduct or comport
【DERIVATIVEs】 behavior, behavioral, behavioural, behave

behaviour ★★★★[437] noun from behave 〈 have
【DEFINITION】 People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour.
【pl.】 behaviours
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; ⑵ havi(have); ⑶ our(or); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English behabban》 to contain
【First Known Meaning】 manner of behaving (whether good or bad), conduct, manners
【DERIVATIVEs】 behavioral, behavioural, behavior, behaviour

have ★★★★[7] verb
【DEFINITION】 ① You can use have followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would be possible to use the same word as a verb. For example, you can say `I had a look at the photos' instead of `I looked at the photos.'
② In normal spoken or written English, people use have with a wide range of nouns to talk about actions and events, often instead of a more specific verb. For example people are more likely to say `we had ice cream' or `he's had a shock' than `we ate ice cream', or `he's suffered a shock'.
【Declension/Conjugation】 had, had, having, has
【ROOTs】 have; own, possess
【Etymology】 《Old English habban》 to own, possess; be subject to, experience
【First Known Meaning】 to own, possess; be subject to, experience

having ★★[3497] noun
【DEFINITION】 ① The act of possessing; ownership.
② Something owned; possession; goods; estate.
③ (obsolete) A person's behaviour.
【COMPOSITION】 have + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hav(have); own, possess ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English habban》 to own, possess; be subject to, experience

Other words containing "have"; behavioural, misbehave

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

harm
hap
hand
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-
guard
grow
ground
grad-, gred-, gress-
grav-
grat-, grace

 

 

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