Etymology

eighthly

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Today it means: In the eighth place; eighth in a row. Full definition →

English eighth ← Middle English eightethe ← Old English eahtoþa
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtowós
  3. Proto-Germanic*ahtudô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ahtudō
  5. Old Englisheahtoþa
  6. Middle Englisheightethe
  7. Englisheighth
  8. English todayeighthly

From eighth + -ly.

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