Where does “achtzehnfach” come from?

achtzehnfach (German) comes from German achtzehn, 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,...

achtzehnfach (German): eighteenfold

Definitions

  1. eighteenfold

Ancestry of “achtzehnfach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtzehneighteen
2Middle High Germanahzehen—
3Old High Germanahtozehan—
4Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →