Where does “einrichten” come from?

einrichten (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

einrichten (German): to furnish; to arrange

Definitions

  1. to furnish; to arrange

Ancestry of “einrichten”, step by step

einrichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German richten

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

via German ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “einrichten

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