Where does “haftijan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to make bound; to bind, secure

Ancestry of “haftijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haftijan”

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