Where does “ottesproget” come from?

ottesproget (Danish) comes from Danish otte, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ottesproget (Danish): octolingual

Definitions

octolingual

Ancestry of “ottesproget”, step by step

ottesproget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish otte

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	otte	eight; early morning
2	Old Norse	átta	eight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
3	Proto-Germanic	ahtōu	eight
4	Proto-Indo-European	oḱtṓw	eight
5	Proto-Indo-European	aḱ-	sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Danish sprog

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	sprog	language
2	Middle Low German	sprāke	—
3	Old Saxon	sprāka	speech
4	Proto-West Germanic	*sprāku	speech, language

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