Where does “heften” come from?

heften (Middle High German) comes from Old High German heften, from Proto-West Germanic haftijan, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “heften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanheften—
2Proto-West Germanichaftijanto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “heften”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haftijan →