Where does “attæn” come from?
attæn (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse átján, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
attæn (Old Danish): eighteen
Ancestry of “attæn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | átján | eighteen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōutehun | eighteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |