Where does “āhte” come from?
āhte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ahtô, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Ancestry of “āhte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | ahtô | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |