Where does “16-plusser” come from?

16-plusser (Dutch) comes from Dutch zestien, from Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch sestēn, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

16-plusser (Dutch): someone above the age of 16

Definitions

  1. someone above the age of 16

Ancestry of “16-plusser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzestiensixteen
2Middle Dutchsestien—
3Old Dutchsestēn—
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →