Where does “átta” come from?

átta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

átta (Icelandic): eight; the cardinal number after sjö and before...

Definitions

  1. eight; the cardinal number after sjö and before...

Ancestry of “átta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
2Proto-Germanicahtōueight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “átta”

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