Where does “achtjäwen” come from?

achtjäwen (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch jäwen, from Middle Low German geven, from Old Saxon gevan, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

achtjäwen (Plautdietsch): to give respect

Definitions

  1. to give respect

Ancestry of “achtjäwen”, step by step

achtjäwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch jäwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschjäwento give
2Middle Low Germangevento give
3Old Saxongevanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Plautdietsch Acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschAchtrespect, esteem
2Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
3Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →