Where does “achten” come from?

achten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ahton, from Proto-West Germanic ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

achten (Middle Dutch): to consider, to think; to pay attention to; to...

Definitions

  1. to consider, to think; to pay attention to; to...

Ancestry of “achten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DutchahtonTo esteem, care or consider
2Proto-West Germanicahtōnto estimate; to consider, to deliberate
3Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “achten

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną