Where does “hefta” come from?

hefta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

hefta (Old Frisian): to fix

Definitions

  1. to fix

Ancestry of “hefta”, step by step

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