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Where does “Einrichtung” come from?

Einrichtung (German) comes from German einrichten, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Einrichtung (German): facility, institution; constitution,...

Definitions

  1. facility, institution; constitution,...

Ancestry of “Einrichtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinrichtento furnish; to arrange
2Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
3Middle High Germanrichten—
4Old High Germanrihten—
5Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Einrichtung”

  • Forschungseinrichtung
  • Augenspüleinrichtung
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