Etymograph

English

aught

Rebracketing of a naught.

Another origin of aught

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ahjaną‘to think’uncertain
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ahtu‘consideration, attention’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150ǣht‘estimation, consideration’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500aught‘estimation, regard, reputation’
  5. Englishtodayaught

Also see ettle.

Today it means

noun Zero.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “aught”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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