Where does “Habtachtstellung” come from?

Habtachtstellung (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,...

Habtachtstellung (German): attention

Definitions

  1. attention

Ancestry of “Habtachtstellung”, step by step

Habtachtstellung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtthe natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a...
2Middle High Germanāhte
3Old High Germanahtôeight
4Proto-Germanicahtō
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via German Stellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellungposition
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via German habt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhabt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu