Where does “syv” come from?

syv (Danish) comes from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

syv (Danish): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “syv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjauseven
2Dutchdriethree
3Middle Dutchdriethree
4Old Dutchthrīe—
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “syv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →
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