Where does “hentan” come from?

hentan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic hantijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hentan (Old English): to pursue; follow after; to seize; take; carry...

Definitions

  1. to pursue; follow after; to seize; take; carry...

Ancestry of “hentan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hantijanto pursue, follow
2Proto-Germanichantijanąto fit; to pursue, follow
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hentan”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →