Where does “åtte” come from?

åtte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

åtte (Norwegian Nynorsk): eight; the symbol 8; past tense of eiga

Definitions

  1. eight; the symbol 8; past tense of eiga

Ancestry of “åtte”, step by step

åtte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse átta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
2Proto-Germanicahtōueight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Old Norse átti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáttieighth; weak masculine nominative singular of...
2Proto-Germanicattôfather, dad; forefather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanáttafather

Words derived from “åtte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →