Where does “sestien” come from?

sestien (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zestien, from Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch sestēn, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

sestien (Afrikaans): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “sestien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzestiensixteen
2Middle Dutchsestien—
3Old Dutchsestēn—
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →
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