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 deliberately pay no attention to, disregard (orders, instructions, advice etc.)
Definitions
- to ignore deliberately pay no attention to, disregard (orders, instructions, advice etc.)
Ancestry of “missachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ächten | to outlaw, declare as not being protected by law |
| 2 | Middle High German | æhten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āhten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ą̄htijan | to persecute |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |