Where does “sekse” come from?

sekse (Dutch) comes from Middle High German sehs, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sekse (Dutch): gender

Definitions

  1. gender

Ancestry of “sekse”, step by step

sekse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sehs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansehs—
2Old High Germansehssix
3Proto-West Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Latin sexus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
2Proto-Italicseksus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sekse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →