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 book book in which notes or memoranda are written

Definitions

  1. notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written

Ancestry of “heft”, step by step

heft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heften

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

via Middle High German hefte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhefte—
2Old High Germanhefti—
3Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
4Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “heft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haftijan →
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