Where does “achttausendste” come from?

achttausendste (German) comes from German tausendste, from German Tausend, from Middle High German tūsunt, from Old High German dūsunt, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

achttausendste (German): eight-thousandth

Definitions

  1. eight-thousandth

Ancestry of “achttausendste”, step by step

achttausendste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tausendste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantausendstethousandth
2GermanTausendthousand
3Middle High Germantūsunt
4Old High Germandūsuntthousand
5Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
6Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

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,...
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