eahta
Old English
Alternative forms
- ehta, ahta, æhta
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognate with Old High German ahto, Old Saxon ahto, Old Norse átta, Gothic 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿 (ahtau); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), Latin octo, Albanian tetë, Old Irish ocht, Old Church Slavonic осмь (osmĭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæɑ̯htɑ/, [ˈæɑ̯xtɑ]
Numeral
eahta
- (West Saxon) eight
Derived terms
- eahtafeald
Related terms
- eahtoþa
Descendants
- Middle English: eighte, ehte, eahte, ahte
- English: eight
- Scots: aucht, aicht