Where does “hefte” come from?

hefte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hefti, from Proto-Germanic haftiją, from Indo-European *kap-.

Ancestry of “hefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhefti—
2Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
3Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hefte”

Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftiją →Every word from Old High German hefti →