Where does “vruchten” come from?

vruchten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch furhten, from Proto-Germanic furhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

vruchten (Middle Dutch): to fear

Definitions

  1. to fear

Ancestry of “vruchten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfurhten—
2Proto-Germanicfurhtijanąto frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vruchten”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →