Where does “eahte” come from?

eahte (Middle English) comes from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

eahte (Middle English): Alternative form of eighte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eighte

Ancestry of “eahte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheahtaeight
2Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →