Where does “hafta” come from?

hafta (English) comes from English have to, from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

hafta (English): Contraction of have to. Be required to; must

Definitions

  1. Contraction of have to. Be required to; must

Ancestry of “hafta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhave toMust; need to; to be required to. Indicates...
2Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
3Proto-West Germanic*tō—
4Proto-Germanictōto
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →