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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; to nip, to hinder; to sew or staple ,...

Definitions

  1. to bind; to nip, to hinder; to sew or staple ,...

Ancestry of “hefta”, step by step

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