Where does “minachten” come from?
minachten (Dutch) comes from Dutch achten, from Middle Dutch achten, from Old Dutch ahton, from Proto-West Germanic ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
minachten (Dutch): to show contempt, to look down, to scorn
Definitions
- to show contempt, to look down, to scorn
Ancestry of “minachten”, step by step
minachten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch achten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | achten | to esteem, to respect, to value; to estimate, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | achten | to consider, to think; to pay attention to; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ahton | To esteem, care or consider |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ahtōn | to estimate; to consider, to deliberate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch min
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | min | wetnurse; maid, especially a nursemaid; minus |
| 2 | Manx | Mannin | Mann |
| 3 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 5 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |