Where does “heftily” come from?
heftily (English) comes from English hefty, from English heft, 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 — to seize, hold.
heftily (English): In a hefty manner
Ancestry of “heftily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hefty | Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive;... |
| 2 | English | heft | Weight; Heaviness, the feel of weight; The act or... |
| 3 | German | heft | — |
| 4 | German | heften | to fasten; to tack; to stick |
| 5 | Middle High German | heften | — |
| 6 | Old High German | heften | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haftijan | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |