Where does “Missachtung” come from?

Missachtung (German) comes from German missachten, 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 — he, she.

Missachtung (German): disregard (for), flouting (of)

Definitions

  1. disregard (for), flouting (of)

Ancestry of “Missachtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmissachtento ignore deliberately pay no attention to, disregard (orders, instructions, advice etc.)
2Germanächtento outlaw, declare as not being protected by law
3Middle High Germanæhten—
4Old High Germanāhten—
5Proto-West Germanicą̄htijanto persecute
6Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →