Where does “-acht” come from?

-acht (Irish) comes from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

-acht (Irish): Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...

Definitions

  1. Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...

Ancestry of “-acht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
2Proto-Celtic-axtā—
3Proto-Celticaxtā—

Words derived from “-acht”

Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Old Irish -acht →Every word from Proto-Celtic -axtā →
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