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

heptalingual

Ancestry of “syvsproget”, step by step

syvsproget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syv

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	syv	seven
2	Old Norse	sjau	seven
3	Dutch	drie	three
4	Middle Dutch	drie	three
5	Old Dutch	thrīe	—
6	Proto-West Germanic	þrīʀ	three
7	Proto-Germanic	þrīz	three
8	Proto-Indo-European	*tréyes	—

via Danish sprog

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	sprog	language
2	Middle Low German	sprāke	—
3	Old Saxon	sprāka	speech
4	Proto-West Germanic	*sprāku	speech, language

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