Where does “eighty” come from?
Eighty comes from Middle English eiȝtety, Old English hundeahtatiġ, and Proto-Germanic ahtōutēhundą, a compound meaning eight times ten.
eighty (English): The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine...
Definitions
- The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine...
Ancestry of “eighty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eightety | eighty |
| 2 | Old English | hundeahtatiġ | eighty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōutēhundą | eighty |