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
- attention; esteem; respect
Ancestry of “Achtung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ahtunge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ahtunga | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |