Where does “agt” come from?

agt (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

agt (Afrikaans): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “agt”, step by step

agt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachteight; attention, heed
2Middle DutchachtAlternative form of achte
3Old Dutchahto—
4Proto-Germanicahtō—
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Middle Low German acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanachtarrest of the king, ostracism, exclusion from the secular legal community
2Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
3Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “agt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →