Where does “acht” come from?

acht (German) comes from Old High German ahto, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

acht (German): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

acht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German ahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanahtoeight
2Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Old High German ahtô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanahtôeight
2Proto-Germanicahtō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →