Where does “eight” come from?

eight (Middle English) comes from Middle English eighte, 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,...

eight (Middle English): Alternative form of eighte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eighte

Ancestry of “eight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheighteeight
2Old Englisheahtaeight
3Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-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 →