Where does “aacht” come from?
aacht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ahtô, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
aacht (Luxembourgish): eight; eighth
Ancestry of “aacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ahtô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |