Where does “āhta” come from?
āhta (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu, from Proto-Germanic ahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Ancestry of “āhta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ą̄htu | persecution |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahjaną | to think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |