heftig

Meaning

intense, heavy

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
hef‧tig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɛftəx/
Etymology

In summary

16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (“control”) + -ig (“-y”).

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