Where does “eightethe” come from?
eightethe (Middle English) comes from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic ahtudô — eighth.
Ancestry of “eightethe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | eahtoþa | eighth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahtudô | eighth |