heffen
Meaning
- to raise, lift, heave
- to levy (a tax or toll)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/
Etymology
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”).
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