heffen

Meaning

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

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɛ.fə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

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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