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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtthe natural number eight; the numeral sign 8; a...
2Middle High Germanāhte—
3Old High Germanahtô—
4Proto-Germanicahtō—
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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