Where does “achtundvierzigeckig” come from?

achtundvierzigeckig (German) comes from German Achtundvierzigeck, from German achtundvierzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

achtundvierzigeckig (German): with 48 vertices usually of a tetracontaoctagon

Definitions

  1. with 48 vertices usually of a tetracontaoctagon

Ancestry of “achtundvierzigeckig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtundvierzigecktetracontaoctagon: a forty-eight sided polygon, a polygon with 48 vertices
2Germanachtundvierzigforty-eight
3Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
4Middle High Germanunde—
5Old High Germanuntiand
6Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →