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Where does “haftijaną” come from?

haftijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

haftijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make bound; to bind, secure

Definitions

  1. to make bound; to bind, secure

Ancestry of “haftijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “haftijaną”

  • haft
  • anheften
  • angeheftet
  • Heft
  • Heftpflaster
  • heften
  • Heftchen
  • hechtenis
  • hecht
  • hechting
  • hechten
  • gehechtheid
  • aanhechten
  • häftorgan
  • vidhäfta
  • häfta
  • sjekkhefte
  • hefte
  • hefti
  • hefta
  • hefte
  • sjekkhefte
  • hæfte
  • hæft
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