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Where does “ächten” come from?

ächten (German) comes from Middle High German æhten, from Old High German āhten, from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ächten (German): to outlaw, declare as not being protected by law

Definitions

  1. to outlaw, declare as not being protected by law

Ancestry of “ächten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanæhten—
2Old High Germanāhten—
3Proto-West Germanicą̄htijanto persecute
4Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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