Where does “häftapparat” come from?

häftapparat (Swedish) comes from Swedish apparat, from French apparat, from Latin apparātus, from Latin apparō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

häftapparat (Swedish): a stapler (device which binds together sheets of paper)

Definitions

  1. a stapler (device which binds together sheets of paper)

Ancestry of “häftapparat”, step by step

häftapparat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish apparat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishapparatapparatus; complex machine or instrument, often...
2Frenchapparatpomp, ceremony
3Latinapparātusprepared, having been prepared
4Latinapparōto prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Swedish häfta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhäftato stick (together), to attach, to adhere
2Old Swedishhæptato bind; to captivate; to obstruct, cut off
3Old Norsehepta
4Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én