Where does “tachtig” come from?
tachtig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tachtich, from Old Dutch *antahtoda, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutēhundą — eighty.
tachtig (Dutch): eighty
Definitions
- eighty
Ancestry of “tachtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | tachtich | eighty |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *antahtoda | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōutēhundą | eighty |