heftig

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /ˈɦɛftɪx/

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• Hyphenation: hef‧tig

heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst)

1. intense, heavy

   Synonyms: hevig, intens

From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“struggle, conflict”). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (“impetuous”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: hef‧tig

heftig (strong nominative masculine singular heftiger, comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten)

1. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
   • 2012 July 2, Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 24:

     Heftige Gewitter haben am Wochenende in Teilen Deutschlands erhebliche Schäden angerichtet.

     Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damages in parts of Germany on the weekend.

• Heftigkeit

• → Danish: heftig
• → Dutch: heftig
• → Norwegian: heftig
• → Swedish: häftig

• “heftig” in Duden online
• “heftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“conflict, struggle”). Compare Dutch heftig, English hefty, as well as German heftig (“vehement, fierce”).

heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

1. fierce, heavy, vehement, intense, strong, hefty

• dull
• unstüür
• hevig
• verwedert

• Heftigkeit

heftig

1. intense, fierce, violent
2. awesome, cool