Where does “heftec” come from?

heftec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heiftig, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

Ancestry of “heftec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheiftig—
2Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
3Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “heftec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →Every word from Frankish haifsti →