Where does “acht” come from?

acht (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu, from Proto-Germanic ahjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

acht (Middle Low German): arrest of the king, ostracism, exclusion from the secular legal community

Definitions

  1. arrest of the king, ostracism, exclusion from the secular legal community

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicą̄htupersecution
2Proto-Germanicahjanąto think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “acht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ą̄htu →