Where does “ą̄htu” come from?

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

ą̄htu (Proto-West Germanic): persecution

Definitions

  1. persecution

Ancestry of “ą̄htu”, step by step

ą̄htu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ahjaną

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

via Proto-Germanic anhtō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicanhtōpersecution
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

via Proto-Algonquian atehkwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquianatehkwacaribou, reindeer, deer

Words derived from “ą̄htu”

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