Where does “zesenvijftig” come from?
zesenvijftig (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.
zesenvijftig (Dutch): fifty-six
Definitions
- fifty-six
Ancestry of “zesenvijftig”, step by step
zesenvijftig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 3 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch zes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zes | six |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ses | six |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ses | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Dutch vijftig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vijftig | fifty |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vijftich | fifty |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fīftig | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fimf tigiwiz | fifty |