Where does “achthaben” come from?

achthaben (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,...

achthaben (German): to pay attention

Definitions

  1. to pay attention

Ancestry of “achthaben”, step by step

achthaben 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 habēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhabēn—
2Middle High Germanhanto have
3Old High Germanhanocock (male chicken), rooster
4Proto-West Germanichanōcock, rooster
5Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
6Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →
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