Where does “hechten” come from?
hechten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch heften, from Proto-West Germanic haftijan, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
hechten (Middle Dutch): to attach, to bind; to incarcerate
Definitions
- to attach, to bind; to incarcerate
Ancestry of “hechten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | heften | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | haftijan | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “hechten”