Where does “ātta” come from?

ātta (Old Swedish) 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,...

ātta (Old Swedish): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ātta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ātta”

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