Where does “vruchten” come from?
vruchten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vruchten, from Old Dutch furhten, from Proto-Germanic furhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vruchten (Dutch): to fear
Definitions
- to fear
Ancestry of “vruchten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vruchten | to fear |
| 2 | Old Dutch | furhten | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furhtijaną | to frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |