Where does “hynten” come from?
hynten (Middle English) comes from Middle English henten, from Old English hentan, from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic hantijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “hynten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | henten | to lay hold of, catch |
| 2 | Old English | hentan | to pursue; follow after; to seize; take; carry... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hantijan | to pursue, follow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hantijaną | to fit; to pursue, follow |
| 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 |