Where does “achttiende” come from?
achttiende (Dutch) comes from Dutch achttien, 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,...
achttiende (Dutch): eighteenth
Ancestry of “achttiende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | achttien | eighteen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | achtetien | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ahtotēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōutehun | eighteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |