Where does “eisen” come from?
eisen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eischen, from Old Dutch eiskon, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
eisen (Dutch): to demand; to claim; to require
Definitions
- to demand; to claim; to require
Ancestry of “eisen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | eischen | to ask, to request; to demand; to require |
| 2 | Old Dutch | eiskon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “eisen”