Where does “hæft” come from?
hæft (Danish) comes from Danish hæfte, from German heft, from German heften, from Middle High German heften, from Old High German heften, from Proto-West Germanic haftijan, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
hæft (Danish): imperative of hæfte
Definitions
- imperative of hæfte
Ancestry of “hæft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hæfte | mitigated imprisonment; handle; hilt |
| 2 | German | heft | notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written |
| 3 | German | heften | to fasten; to tack; to stick |
| 4 | Middle High German | heften | — |
| 5 | Old High German | heften | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haftijan | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |