Where does “achtsaitig” come from?

achtsaitig (German) comes from German Saite, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.

achtsaitig (German): eight-string

Definitions

  1. eight-string

Ancestry of “achtsaitig”, step by step

achtsaitig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Saite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSaitestring
2GermanSeiteside; face, side, surface of any...
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4German-jährigyears old; years lasting
5GermanJahryear
6Middle High Germanjāryear
7Old High Germanjāryear
8Proto-West Germanicjāryear
9Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-
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