eighte

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === eight, eiȝt, eiȝte, eyȝt ahte, eahte, ehhte, ehte (Early Middle English); eot (Late Middle English) aghte, aucht, aughte (Northern) === Etymology === From Old English eahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. The form /ˈæi̯xt(ə)/, showing the West Midland and Kentish dialectal development of /æ/ (< Old English /æ͜ɑ/) to /ɛ/ (instead of usual /a/), unexpectedly predominates in Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯xt(ə)/, (generally Northern) /ˈau̯xt(ə)/ === Numeral === eighte eight ==== Related terms ==== eightetene eightethe eightety ==== Descendants ==== English: eight Sranan Tongo: aiti Scots: echt, aucht Yola: ayght, aught ==== References ====