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Where does “missachten” come from?

missachten (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.

missachten (German): to ignore , disregard; to flout

Definitions

  1. to ignore , disregard; to flout

Ancestry of “missachten”, step by step

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
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