Where does “åttaårig” come from?

åttaårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtta, 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,...

åttaårig (Swedish): eight-year-old

Definitions

  1. eight-year-old

Ancestry of “åttaårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttaeight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishāttaeight
3Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
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 oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →