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Where does “átján” come from?

átján (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

átján (Old Norse): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “átján”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
2Proto-Germanicahtōueight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “átján”

  • arton
  • aderton
  • atten
  • atten
  • átján
  • átjan
  • atan
  • atertan
  • adherton
  • attæn
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