Where does “Errichtung” come from?

Errichtung (German) comes from German errichten, 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.

Errichtung (German): establishment, construction; foundation,...

Definitions

  1. establishment, construction; foundation,...

Ancestry of “Errichtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerrichtento build, construct
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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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