Where does “ses” come from?

ses (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zes, from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

ses (Afrikaans): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “ses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzessix
2Middle Dutchsessix
3Old Dutchses—
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →