Where does “אַכציקער” come from?

אַכציקער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַכציק, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutēhundą — eighty.

אַכציקער (Yiddish): 80-proof whiskey whiskey with 40% ABV

Definitions

  1. 80-proof whiskey whiskey with 40% ABV

Ancestry of “אַכציקער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַכציקeighty
2Proto-Germanicahtōutēhundąeighty
Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōutēhundą →Every word from Yiddish אַכציק →