Where does “åtta” come from?

åtta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ātta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

åtta (Swedish): eight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil...

Definitions

  1. eight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil...

Ancestry of “åtta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishāttaeight
2Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
3Proto-Germanicahtōueight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Words derived from “åtta”

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