Where does “acht” come from?
acht (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German achte, from Old Saxon ahto, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
acht (German Low German): eight
Ancestry of “acht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | achte | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | ahto | eight |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ahtō | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |