Where does “Gutachten” come from?

Gutachten (German) comes from German ächten, 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- — he, she.

Gutachten (German): opinion of an expert with regard to a specific...

Definitions

  1. opinion of an expert with regard to a specific...

Ancestry of “Gutachten”, step by step

Gutachten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ächten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanächtento outlaw, declare as not being protected by law
2Middle High Germanæhten
3Old High Germanāhten
4Proto-West Germanicą̄htijanto persecute
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Gut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGutcommodity, property, possession, good; a large...
2Middle High Germanguotgood
3Old High Germanguotgood
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Gutachten

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