Acht

Etymology
First attested as achte in 1307. Derived from. Compare, and.

Etymology 1
Substantivation of the numeral, from.

Noun

 * 1) the natural number eight
 * 2) the numeral sign 8
 * 3) a playing card with the value eight
 * 4) a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape

Etymology 2
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  attention; regard; heed

Etymology 3
From, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  outlawry; banishment declaration that someone is no longer protected by law
 * 2)  sworn enmity; declaration of vendetta

Etymology 4
From (attested in Latinised forms like ). Probably the same as etymology 3, referring historically to an area around a mansion, monastery, etc., in which the lord of that estate exerted certain rights otherwise exerted by the state or king; compare this sense in (also, ). Alternatively pertaining to etymology 2 as “that which is subject to someone's care”. Semantically, it could also be a variant of 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬, but the vocalism makes this unlikely.

Noun

 * 1)  land belonging to a mansion or monastery
 * 2) * 1532, anonymous, Weisthum zu Trittenheim (view online)
 * "de"

- und das freie hohe gericht sol stahn uf unsers gned. hern von Manderscheidt grundt eigenem gute, da weisen wir unserm gned. hern v. Mand. ein freie acht, do daß hochgericht ufstehet, binnen der freier achten weisen wir der gemeinen von Keferich einen morgen landtz uf dem berge

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) respect, esteem
 * 2) attention