Where does “haft” come from?

haft (Middle High German) comes from Old High German haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

haft (Middle High German): captive, imprisonment, chain; imprisonment; chain...

Definitions

  1. captive, imprisonment, chain; imprisonment; chain...

Ancestry of “haft”, step by step

haft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German haft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhaft—
2Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Old High German hafta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhaftacustody
2Proto-Germanichaftō—

Words derived from “haft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftaz →
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