Where does “africhten” come from?

africhten (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.

africhten (Dutch): to train (animals), to tame

Definitions

  1. to train (animals), to tame

Ancestry of “africhten”, step by step

africhten 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 af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →