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English word eight comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) wiht (Creature, person, thing, being Weight.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) ǣfre, Old English (ca. 450-1100) āhte, Proto-Germanic *aiganą (To possess, to own, to have.), Proto-Indo-European *(H)oḱto-, Proto-Germanic *ahtō
wiht (Old English)
Creature, person, thing, being Weight.
ǣfre (Old English)
āhte (Old English)
*aiganą (Proto-Germanic)
To possess, to own, to have.
*(H)oḱto- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ahtō (Proto-Germanic)
āgan (Old English)
*aihtiz (Proto-Germanic)
Possessions, property.
*oḱtṓw (Proto-Indo-European)
Eight.
āht (Old English)
ǣht (Old English)
*ahtōu (Proto-Germanic)
Eight.
æht (Old English)
Possession. Power, possession. Property, livestock.
eahta (Old English)
(cardinal) eight.
aughte (Middle English)
eight (English)
(nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.. (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.. (rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.. (rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.. The digit/figure 8. (cardinal) A numerical value [...]