Where does “oprichter” come from?
oprichter (Dutch) comes from Dutch oprichten, 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 — he, she.
oprichter (Dutch): founder
Definitions
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Ancestry of “oprichter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oprichten | to rear, lift up; to establish, to found |
| 2 | Dutch | richten | to direct, aim |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | richten | |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rihten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |