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

ächten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German æhten

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

via German achte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachteeighth; inflection of achten: ## first-person...
2Middle High Germanahtode
3Old Dutchahtodo
4Proto-Germanic*ahtudōeighth
5Proto-Germanicahtudôeighth

via Middle High German âhten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanâhten
2Old High Germanahtōn

Words derived from “ächten

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti