Where does “aakt” come from?

aakt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse akta, from Middle Low German achten, from Old Saxon ahton, from Proto-West Germanic ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

aakt (Westrobothnian): evaluate, heed, consider

Definitions

  1. evaluate, heed, consider

Ancestry of “aakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseakta
2Middle Low Germanachtento proscribe; to take care about; to respect
3Old Saxonahtonto deliberate, hold council, consider; to...
4Proto-West Germanicahtōnto estimate; to consider, to deliberate
5Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ōną
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