Where does “achttien” come from?
achttien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ahtotēn, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Ancestry of “achttien”, step by step
achttien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch ahtotēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ahtotēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōutehun | eighteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Old Dutch ahtotien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ahtotien | — |