Where does “hefte” come from?

hefte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hepta, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

hefte (Norwegian Bokmål): a booklet

Definitions

  1. a booklet

Ancestry of “hefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehepta—
2Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hefte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Old Norse hepta →
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