Where does “ocht” come from?

ocht (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German ahtô, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ocht (Alemannic German): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanahtôeight
2Proto-Germanicahtō—
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →
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