# haft

> English word · Noun · IPA /hæft/ · frequency rank #73,249

## Definitions
1. The handle of a tool or weapon.

## Etymology
From Middle English haft, from Old English hæft, from Proto-West Germanic *haftī, from Proto-Germanic *haftiją.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/haft