Where does “eighth” come from?

Eighth comes from Middle English eiȝtthe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic ahtudô, the ordinal form of the number eight.

eighth (English): The ordinal form of the number eight; The person...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number eight; The person...

Ancestry of “eighth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheightetheeighth
2Old Englisheahtoþaeighth
3Proto-Germanicahtudôeighth

Words derived from “eighth”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtudô →Every word from Old English eahtoþa →Every word from Middle English eightethe →