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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hefti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haftiją | haft, handle |
| 3 | Indo-European | *kap- | — |