Where does “zes” come from?
zes (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
zes (Dutch): six
Ancestry of “zes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ses | six |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ses | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |