Where does “ēhtan” come from?
ēhtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ēhtan (Old English): to chase (+ genitive or accusative)
Definitions
- to chase (+ genitive or accusative)
Ancestry of “ēhtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ą̄htijan | to persecute |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |