Where does “hæpta” come from?

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

hæpta (Old Swedish): to bind; to captivate; to obstruct, cut off

Definitions

  1. to bind; to captivate; to obstruct, cut off

Ancestry of “hæpta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehepta—
2Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “hæpta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftijaną →Every word from Old Norse hepta →