Where does “Achtzehneck” come from?

Achtzehneck (German) comes from German achtzehn, from Middle High German ahzehen, from Old High German ahtozehan, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Achtzehneck (German): octadecagon

Definitions

  1. octadecagon

Ancestry of “Achtzehneck”, step by step

Achtzehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German achtzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtzehneighteen
2Middle High Germanahzehen
3Old High Germanahtozehan
4Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke
3Old High Germanecka
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Achtzehneck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-