Where does “åttjǫ” come from?

åttjǫ (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse átján, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

åttjǫ (Elfdalian): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “åttjǫ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseátjáneighteen
2Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
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 oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu