Where does “Achtsamkeit” come from?

Achtsamkeit (German) comes from German achtsam, 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,...

Achtsamkeit (German): mindfulness, wariness

Definitions

  1. mindfulness, wariness

Ancestry of “Achtsamkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtsammindful, careful, wary, heedful
2GermanAchtthe natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a...
3Middle High Germanāhte
4Old High Germanahtôeight
5Proto-Germanicahtō
6Proto-Germanicahtōueight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-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