Where does “achthäufigste” come from?

achthäufigste (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,...

achthäufigste (German): eighth most common or abundant

Definitions

  1. eighth most common or abundant

Ancestry of “achthäufigste”, step by step

achthäufigste traces back through two 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 häufigste

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