Where does “Achtel” come from?
Achtel (German) comes from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Achtel (German): an eighth
Definitions
- an eighth
Ancestry of “Achtel”, step by step
Achtel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Teil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Teil | part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing |
| 2 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via German achte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | achte | eighth; inflection of achten: ## first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ahtode | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ahtodo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ahtudō | eighth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahtudô | eighth |
via Middle High German ahteteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ahteteil | — |