Where does “aiwahaft” come from?

aiwahaft (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic 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,...

aiwahaft (Proto-West Germanic): lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable

Definitions

  1. lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable

Ancestry of “aiwahaft”, step by step

aiwahaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic haft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaftcaptive
2Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Proto-West Germanic aiw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaiwlong time, age, eternity; law
2Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “aiwahaft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftaz →