Where does “Verachtfacher” come from?
Verachtfacher (German) comes from German verachtfachen, from German achtfach, 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,...
Ancestry of “Verachtfacher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verachtfachen | to octuple, to octuplicate, to multiply by eight |
| 2 | German | achtfach | eightfold |
| 3 | German | Acht | the natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āhte | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ahtô | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |