Where does “acht” come from?

acht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

acht (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of achte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of achte

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acht”

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