Where does “achttien” come from?

achttien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch achtetien, from Old Dutch ahtotēn, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

achttien (Dutch): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “achttien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchachtetien—
2Old Dutchahtotēn—
3Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “achttien”

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