Etymology

eightness

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Today it means: The property of being eight in number. Full definition →

English eight ← Middle English eighte ← Old English eahta
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahtōu
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ahtō
  4. Old Englisheahta
  5. Middle Englisheighte
  6. Englisheight
  7. English todayeightness

From eight + -ness.

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