Where does “ût” come from?
ût (Walloon) comes from Old French uit, from Latin octō, from Proto-Italic oktō, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
ût (Walloon): eight
Ancestry of “ût”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | uit | eight |
| 2 | Latin | octō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oktō | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |