Where does “acht” come from?

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

acht (Dutch): eight; attention, heed

Definitions

  1. eight; attention, heed

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchachtAlternative form of achte
2Old Dutchahto
3Proto-Germanicahtō
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “acht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-