Where does “atsterten” come from?

atsterten (Middle English) comes from Middle English at, from Middle English heye, from Old French haie, from Medieval Latin haga, from Frankish haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

atsterten (Middle English): To start away; escape; To escape from

Definitions

  1. To start away; escape; To escape from

Ancestry of “atsterten”, step by step

atsterten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishatat; to
2Middle Englishheyehedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;...
3Old Frenchhaie
4Medieval Latinhaga
5Frankishhaggjuhedge
6Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
7Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Middle English sterten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstertento leap; to start; to begin
2Old Englishstyrtanto leap up, start
3Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyómEvery word from Proto-Germanic hagjō
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