Where does “Hëft” come from?

Hëft (Luxembourgish) comes from German heft, 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.

Hëft (Luxembourgish): hip

Definitions

  1. hip

Ancestry of “Hëft”, step by step

Hëft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German heft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheftnotebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book book in which notes or memoranda are written
2Germanheftento fasten; to tack; to stick
3Middle High Germanheften—
4Old High Germanheften—
5Proto-West Germanichaftijanto make bound; to bind, secure
6Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via German Hëff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHëff—
2Germanhüffe—
3Old High Germanhuf—
4Proto-West Germanichupihip
5Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haftijan →