An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Heft

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Heft.

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2518743An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — HeftJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Heft, ‘handle, hilt, stitched book, number (of a periodical),’ from Middle High German hęfte, Old High German hefti, ‘haft, handle of a knife, hilt of a sword’; connected with the root haf ('to lift') or hab ('to have'). —