Where does “indrette” come from?
indrette (Danish) comes from German einrichten, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
indrette (Danish): to furnish for some purpose
Definitions
- to furnish for some purpose
Ancestry of “indrette”, step by step
indrette traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German einrichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | einrichten | to furnish; to arrange |
| 2 | German | richten | to direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put... |
| 3 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish rette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rette | to straighten, adjust; to aim, direct, turn,... |
| 2 | English | retting | The act or process of preparing flax for use by... |
| 3 | English | ret | To prepare for further processing by soaking,... |
| 4 | Middle English | retten | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rēten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rautijaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rewd- | to tear; rend; rip |