Where does “Heft” come from?

Heft (German) comes from German heften, from Middle High German heften, from Old High German heften, from Proto-West Germanic haftijan, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Heft (German): notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition...

Definitions

  1. notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition...

Ancestry of “Heft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheftento fasten; to tack; to stick
2Middle High Germanheften—
3Old High Germanheften—
4Proto-West Germanichaftijanto make bound; to bind, secure
5Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haftijan →
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