Where does “hechten” come from?

hechten (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “hechten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hechten”

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