Where does “syvsproget” come from?

syvsproget (Danish) comes from Danish syv, 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.

syvsproget (Danish): heptalingual

Definitions

  1. heptalingual

Ancestry of “syvsproget”, step by step

syvsproget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyvseven
2Old Norsesjauseven
3Dutchdriethree
4Middle Dutchdriethree
5Old Dutchthrīe—
6Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
7Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Danish sprog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsproglanguage
2Middle Low Germansprāke—
3Old Saxonsprākaspeech
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →