Where does “Unachtsamkeit” come from?

Unachtsamkeit (German) comes from German unachtsam, 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 — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Unachtsamkeit (German): unwariness, carelessness

Definitions

  1. unwariness, carelessness

Ancestry of “Unachtsamkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunachtsamunwary, careless
2Germanachtsammindful, careful, wary, heedful
3GermanAchtthe natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a...
4Middle High Germanāhte
5Old High Germanahtôeight
6Proto-Germanicahtō
7Proto-Germanicahtōueight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
9Proto-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
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