Words that come from Proto-Germanic “sehstehun”

60 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Germanic sehstehun — including sixteen, sixteenfold, teenie, sixteenpence, sixteenmo, sixteener, sixteenpenny, zestien.

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German (12)

English (8)

Old English (6)

Dutch (5)

Swedish (4)

Middle English (3)

Old Dutch (2)

Old Swedish (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Middle High German (2)

Danish (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Icelandic (1)

Faroese (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old High German (1)

Bislama (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Jersey Dutch (1)