Where does “āhta” come from?

āhta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu, from Proto-Germanic ahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

Ancestry of “āhta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
2Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “āhta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu →
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