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Where does “Achtzigerjahre” come from?

Achtzigerjahre (German) comes from German achtzig, from Middle High German ahzec, from Old High German ahtozug, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutēhundą — eighty.

Achtzigerjahre (German): The eighties

Definitions

  1. The eighties

Ancestry of “Achtzigerjahre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtzigeighty
2Middle High Germanahzec—
3Old High Germanahtozug—
4Proto-Germanicahtōutēhundąeighty
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