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Where does “ahtōu” come from?

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

ahtōu (Proto-Germanic): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “ahtōu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “ahtōu”

  • eight
  • ought
  • eighteen
  • aught
  • oughtn't
  • ag
  • eightfold
  • eightpence
  • eighteenpence
  • oughtest
  • attosecond
  • oughtness
  • eighteenpenny
  • eightpenny
  • attomole
  • attomolar
  • eightsome
  • eightscore
  • eighteenfold
  • eightish
  • attogram
  • attoliter
  • eightplex
  • eightness
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