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
Ancestry of “hefte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hepta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “hefte”