Where does “wichtigtun” come from?

wichtigtun (German) comes from German tūn, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

wichtigtun (German): to act self-important

Definitions

  1. to act self-important

Ancestry of “wichtigtun”, step by step

wichtigtun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantūn—
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via German wichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwichtigimportant, relevant, significant, weighty

Words derived from “wichtigtun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →