Where does “heftig” come from?

heftig (German) comes from Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

heftig (German): fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent

Definitions

  1. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent

Ancestry of “heftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheftec—
2Old High Germanheiftig—
3Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
4Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “heftig”

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