hath

Meaning

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of have

Noun

Alternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”).

have

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Translations

هاث

hat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hath

Inherited from Old English: hæfþ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: häd

Cognate with Western Frisian: hat

Cognate with Dutch: heeft

Cognate with Afrikaans: het

Cognate with German: hat

In summary

From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (“has”), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (“has”), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (“has”), West Frisian hat (“has”), Dutch heeft (“has”), Afrikaans het (“has, have”), German Low German hett (“has”), German hat (“has”).