Where does “heftari” come from?

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

heftari (Icelandic): stapler

Definitions

  1. stapler

Ancestry of “heftari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheftato bind
2Icelandicheftiinstalment, part; number; notebook, notepad
3Old Norseheptihandle
4Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
5Indo-European*kap-—
Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftiją →Every word from Old Norse hepti →