Where does “Achtung” come from?

Achtung (German) comes from Middle High German ahtunge, from Old High German ahtunga, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Achtung (German): attention; esteem; respect

Definitions

  1. attention; esteem; respect

Ancestry of “Achtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahtunge—
2Old High Germanahtungaconsideration, deliberation
3Old High German-unga-ing
4Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “Achtung”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old High German -unga →Every word from Old High German ahtunga →