Where does “unhefty” come from?
unhefty (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.
unhefty (English): Not hefty
Definitions
- Not hefty
Ancestry of “unhefty”, step by step
unhefty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hefty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hefty | Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive;... |
| 2 | English | heft | Weight; Heaviness, the feel of weight; The act or... |
| 3 | German | heft | notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |