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

Definitions

  1. eight; eighth

Ancestry of “aacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanahtôeight
2Proto-Germanicahtō—
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “aacht”

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