Where does “hefti” come from?

hefti (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic haftiją, from Indo-European *kap-.

Ancestry of “hefti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaftijąhaft, handle
2Indo-European*kap-—

Words derived from “hefti”

Every word from Indo-European *kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftiją →
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