Etymology

eightsies

E1I1G2H4T1S1I1E1S1

Today it means: A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed. Full definition →

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

From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

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