Where does “hefta” come from?

hefta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hefti, from Old Norse hepti, from Proto-Germanic haftiją, from Indo-European *kap-.

hefta (Icelandic): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “hefta”, step by step

hefta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hefti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheftiinstalment, part; number; notebook, notepad
2Old Norseheptihandle
3Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
4Indo-European*kap-—

via Old Norse hepta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehepta—
2Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hefta”

Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftiją →Every word from Old Norse hepti →