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Where does “athe” come from?

athe (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

athe (Crimean Gothic): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “athe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahtōueight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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