Where does “sechs” come from?

sechs (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German sehs, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sechs (Central Franconian): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “sechs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansehs—
2Old High Germansehssix
3Proto-West Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →