Where does “Haftpflicht” come from?
Haftpflicht (German) comes from German haften, from German haft, from Middle High German haft, from Old High German haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Haftpflicht (German): liability
Definitions
- liability
Ancestry of “Haftpflicht”, step by step
Haftpflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German haften
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | haften | to stick; to be liable |
| 2 | German | haft | arrest, custody, imprisonment the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler |
| 3 | Middle High German | haft | captive, imprisonment, chain; imprisonment; chain... |
| 4 | Old High German | haft | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |