Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haftiją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *haftijaną (“to bind, secure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑɸ.ti.jɑ̃/

Noun

*haftiją n

1. haft, handle

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *haftiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*haftiją	*haftijō
vocative	*haftiją	*haftijō
accusative	*haftiją	*haftijō
genitive	*haftijas, *haftīs	*haftijǫ̂
dative	*haftijai	*haftijamaz
instrumental	*haftijō	*haftijamiz

Synonyms

• *halbiz

Related terms

• *haftą
• *haftaz
• *haftiz
• *haftinōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *haftī
  • Old English: hæft
    • Middle English: haft, heft
      • English: haft
      • Scots: haft, heft
  • Old Frisian: *heft
    • Saterland Frisian: Hääft, Hächt
  • Old Saxon: *hefti
    • Middle Low German: hefte, hechte, hecht
      • German Low German: Hecht
  • Old Dutch: *hefti
    • Middle Dutch: hechte, hefte
      • Dutch: heft
        • Afrikaans: hef
      • → French: hec, hece, hé (“hook”) (dialectal)
  • Old High German: hefti
    • Middle High German: hefte
      • German: Heft
• Old Norse: hepti
  • Icelandic: hefti
  • Old Swedish: hæpte
    • Swedish: häfte
  • Danish: hæfte