Where does “Åchter” come from?

Åchter (Bavarian) comes from Zipser German åcht, from Middle High German āhte, 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,...

Åchter (Bavarian): eight digit or figure

Definitions

  1. eight digit or figure

Ancestry of “Åchter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zipser Germanåchteight
2Middle High Germanāhte—
3Old High Germanahtôeight
4Proto-Germanicahtō—
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-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 →