Where does “och” come from?

och (Romansch) comes from Latin octo, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

och (Romansch): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “och”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoctoeight; 8
2Proto-Italicoktōeight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Italic oktō →