Where does “Achtkampf” come from?
Achtkampf (German) comes from German Acht, from Middle High German āhte, from Old High German ahtô, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Achtkampf (German): octathlon
Definitions
- octathlon
Ancestry of “Achtkampf”, step by step
Achtkampf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Acht | the natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | āhte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ahtô | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |