Where does “hefta” come from?

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

hefta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to encumber; definite plural of heft; definite...

Definitions

  1. to encumber; definite plural of heft; definite...

Ancestry of “hefta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehepta—
2Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Old Norse hepta →
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