Where does “echt” come from?

echt (Scots) comes from Middle English eighte, from Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

echt (Scots): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “echt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheighteeight
2Old Englisheahtaeight
3Proto-West Germanicahtōeight
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu
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