Dutch heft

← Middle Dutch hefte (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *haftiją (inherited)

← Dutch hecht (link)

← Dutch het heft in eigen handen nemen (link)

← Old Dutch *hefti (inherited)

→ Afrikaans hef (inherited)

→ Old English hæft (mention)

→ German Heft (cognate)

→ Dutch stuur (link)

→ Dutch heftig (suffix)

→ Pennsylvania German Heft (cognate)