Where does “drieënzestig” come from?

drieënzestig (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

drieënzestig (Dutch): sixty-three

Definitions

  1. sixty-three

Ancestry of “drieënzestig”, step by step

drieënzestig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch drie

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

via Dutch zestig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzestigsixty
2Middle Dutchsestichsixty
3Old Dutchsestig—
4Proto-Germanicsehs tigiwizsixty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →