Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “beahten” come from?

beahten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German biahtōn — to account for, to classify as, to bethink.

Ancestry of “beahten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbiahtōnto account for, to classify as, to bethink

Words derived from “beahten”

  • beachten
  • beachtlich
  • beakta
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