Where does “eahtian” come from?
eahtian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
eahtian (Old English): to deliberate, hold council, consult; to discuss,...
Definitions
- to deliberate, hold council, consult; to discuss,...
Ancestry of “eahtian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ahtōn | to estimate; to consider, to deliberate |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |