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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”

  • ag
  • achthoekig
  • achtste
  • achthalf
  • achteloos
  • achthoek
  • onachtzaam
  • achtzaam
  • achtendertig
  • achtpotig
  • achterhande
  • acht
  • achtbaan
  • achtvoudig
  • achttal
  • achtbenig
  • ag
  • ag-en-dertig
  • agt
  • aghoek
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