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Where does “áttján” come from?

áttján (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,...

áttján (Old Norse): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “áttján”, step by step

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

Words derived from “áttján”

  • attosecond
  • attomole
  • attomolar
  • attogram
  • attoliter
  • attojoule
  • attopulse
  • attophysics
  • attoampere
  • attoclock
  • attowatt
  • attohertz
  • attoreactor
  • attolitre
  • attometre
  • attoparsec
  • atto-
  • attokatal
  • atto-
  • attometer
  • attoseconde
  • atto-
  • atto-
  • atto-
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