Where does “betogen” come from?
betogen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch togen, from Old Dutch tōgen, from Proto-Germanic ataugijaną, from Proto-Germanic augijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “betogen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | togen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tōgen | to show |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ataugijaną | to show, display |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | augijaną | to show, display, cause to see |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |