Where does “haifsti” come from?

haifsti (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

haifsti (Frankish): violence, haste; conflict, struggle

Definitions

  1. violence, haste; conflict, struggle

Ancestry of “haifsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “haifsti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →
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