Where does “achtzehnminütig” come from?

achtzehnminütig (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,...

achtzehnminütig (German): eighteen-minute

Definitions

  1. eighteen-minute

Ancestry of “achtzehnminütig”, step by step

achtzehnminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German achtzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtzehneighteen
2Middle High Germanahzehen—
3Old High Germanahtozehan—
4Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
5Proto-Germanicahtōueight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →