Where does “átjan” come from?

átjan (Faroese) 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,...

átjan (Faroese): eighteen, cardinal number after seytjan and...

Definitions

  1. eighteen, cardinal number after seytjan and...

Ancestry of “átjan”, 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