Where does “achtbar” come from?

achtbar (German) comes from Middle Low German acht, from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu, from Proto-Germanic ahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

achtbar (German): reputable, respectable

Definitions

  1. reputable, respectable

Ancestry of “achtbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanachtarrest of the king, ostracism, exclusion from the secular legal community
2Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
3Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “achtbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu →