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