English 'has' from PIE *keh₂p- (to seize) originally meant 'grasps' — the same root that gave Latin 'capere' and English 'capture,' 'capable,' 'captain,' 'accept,' and 'recipe' (literally 'take!' — a doctor's command at the top of prescriptions).
Third person singular present tense of 'have.'
From Old English 'hæfþ' (has, holds), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (to have, to hold, to lift), from PIE *keh₂p- (to seize, to grab). The original meaning was physical grasping — 'to have' meant 'to hold in one's hand.' Latin 'capere' (to seize, to take) is from the same root, giving
'Has' and 'capture' are from the same PIE root *keh₂p- (to seize). 'Have' meant 'to grasp in one's hand.' Latin 'capere' (to seize) gave English 'capture' (to seize), 'capable' (able to seize opportunities), 'captain' (one who seizes command), 'accept' (to take toward oneself), and 'recipe' (imperative: seize! — literally '