Where does “haftować” come from?
haftować (Polish) comes from Polish haft, from Middle High German haft, from Old High German haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
haftować (Polish): to embroider
Definitions
- to embroider
Ancestry of “haftować”, step by step
haftować traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish haft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | haft | embroidery |
| 2 | Middle High German | haft | captive, imprisonment, chain; imprisonment; chain... |
| 3 | Old High German | haft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |