Where does “achtzehn” come from?

achtzehn (German) comes from Middle High German ahzehen, from Old High German ahtozehan, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

achtzehn (German): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “achtzehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahzehen—
2Old High Germanahtozehan—
3Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “achtzehn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →