heffen

Signification

1. to raise, lift, heave
2. to levy (a tax or toll)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch heffen, from Old Dutch heffen, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, a class 6 strong verb with j-present, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize”).