Where does “aanrichten” come from?

aanrichten (Dutch) comes from Dutch richten, from Middle Dutch richten, from Old Dutch rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

aanrichten (Dutch): to cause, to inflict, to wreak; to prepare, to...

Definitions

  1. to cause, to inflict, to wreak; to prepare, to...

Ancestry of “aanrichten”, step by step

aanrichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch richten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrichtento direct, aim
2Middle Dutchrichten
3Old Dutchrihten
4Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
5Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “aanrichten

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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