Where does “ach” come from?

ach (German) comes from Russian ох, from Proto-Slavic *oxъ, from Proto-Slavic *o — oh! (Used to express strong emotions).

ach (German): oh

Definitions

  1. oh

Ancestry of “ach”, step by step

ach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ох

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianохoh, ah
2Proto-Slavic*oxъoh
3Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)

via Middle High German ach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanach—
2Old High Germanahoh; ah; my; alas

Words derived from “ach”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *o →