Where does “verachten” come from?
verachten (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.
verachten (Dutch): to scorn, to despise, to abominate
Definitions
- to scorn, to despise, to abominate
Ancestry of “verachten”, step by step
| 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 |