achten
German (Berlin)
/ˈaxtən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (intransitive) to care about, to pay attention to
- (intransitive) to keep an eye on
- (transitive) to respect
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ahtan inherited from *ahtu (consideration, attention) suffix from German Acht (attention, regard).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Acht
Gloss
attention, regard
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ettle English
- ettling English
- Acht German
- Achtung German
- Habtachtstellung German
- Obacht German
- Reichsacht German
- Verachtung German
- achthaben German
- achtsam German
- beachten German
- beachtlich German
- erachten German
- missachten German
- verachten German
- verachtenswert German
- verächtlich German
- beakta Swedish
- förakt Swedish
- etlien Middle English
- foragt Danish
- ahtan Old High German
- ahtô Old High German
- ahten Middle High German
- beahten Middle High German
- beuechten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- uechten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- veruechten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *ahtu gmw-pro
- acht Middle Low German