Where does “אַכטנס” come from?
אַכטנס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַכט, from Middle High German āhte, from Old High German ahtô, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
אַכטנס (Yiddish): eighthly
Ancestry of “אַכטנס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | אַכט | eight; eighth |
| 2 | Middle High German | āhte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ahtô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |