Where does “achtlowi” come from?

achtlowi (Kashubian) comes from German Achtel, from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

achtlowi (Kashubian): one-eighth of a barrel

Definitions

  1. one-eighth of a barrel

Ancestry of “achtlowi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtelan eighth
2GermanTeilpart, piece; fraction of a whole; thing
3Middle High Germanteil—
4Old High Germanteil—
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →