Where does “zehn” come from?

zehn (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

zehn (Central Franconian): ten

Definitions

  1. ten

Ancestry of “zehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzehanten
2Proto-West Germanictehunten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehun →