Where does “heftian” come from?

heftian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic haftijan, from Proto-Germanic haftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

heftian (Old Saxon): to bind

Definitions

  1. to bind

Ancestry of “heftian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaftijanto make bound; to bind, secure
2Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “heftian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haftijan →