heft

Meaning

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)

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Concepts

handle

knob

haft

hilt

grip

holder

Synonyms

handvat

handgreep

gevest

hals

hengsel

knop

steel

greep

alm

Translations

Griff

mango

impugnatura

cabo

poignée

manija

Knauf

Stiel

asa

empuñadura

elsa

Heft

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Gefäß

Handhabe

nansa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦɛft/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hefte

Inherited from 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.