Where does “fagettan” come from?
fagettan (Old English) comes from Old English -ettan, from Proto-West Germanic -attjan, from Proto-Germanic -atjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.
fagettan (Old English): to change color
Ancestry of “fagettan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -ettan | used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives ,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -attjan | Creates intensive verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -atjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |