Where does “echt” come from?

echt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

echt (Middle Low German): lawful, genuine

Definitions

  1. lawful, genuine

Ancestry of “echt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchēhaft—
2Proto-West Germanicaiwahaftlawful; true, genuine, real; honourable
3Proto-West Germanichaftcaptive
4Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “echt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftaz →