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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

  1. to demand; to claim; to require

Ancestry of “eisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheischento ask, to request; to demand; to require
2Old Dutcheiskon—
3Proto-West Germanicaiskōnto claim; to demand, ask for
4Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “eisen”

  • vereisen
  • opeisen
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