Where does “hefja” come from?

hefja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

hefja (Old Norse): to heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...

Definitions

  1. to heave, lift, raise; to exalt, raise in rank;...

Ancestry of “hefja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “hefja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habjaną →