Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahtōu

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“eight”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tɔːu̯/

    Numeral

    Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
     <  7 8 9  > 
        Cardinal : *ahtōu
        Ordinal : *ahtudô
        Multiplier : *ahtōufalþaz

    *ahtōu[1]

    1. eight

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ahtau”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 6
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