Where does “acht” come from?

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

acht (Dutch Low Saxon): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonahtoeight
2Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
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 →