heft

(Engels)

Noun

1. (neuter) handle of a knife or other tool, haft, hilt
2. (neuter) control, charge

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of heffen:
2. (archaic, form-of, imperative, plural) inflection of heffen:

heffen

1. to raise, lift, heave
2. to levy (a tax or toll)

Lees verder

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɦɛft/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: hefte

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *hefti

In summary

From Middle Dutch hefte, from Old Dutch *hefti, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją. Forms with -cht- were dominant in Middle Dutch.

Synoniemen

handvat

handgreep

gevest

hals

hengsel

knop

steel

greep

alm