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Where does “schatten” come from?

schatten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schatten, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

schatten (Dutch): treasure; to estimate; to appraise

Definitions

  1. treasure; to estimate; to appraise

Ancestry of “schatten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschattento collect taxes, tribute; to estimate, to...
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en—
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “schatten”

  • onderschatten
  • overschatten
  • schatting
  • inschatten
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