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

  1. fifty-six

Ancestry of “zesenvijftig”, step by step

zesenvijftig 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 zes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzessix
2Middle Dutchsessix
3Old Dutchses
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Dutch vijftig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijftigfifty
2Middle Dutchvijftichfifty
3Old Dutchfīftig
4Proto-Germanicfimf tigiwizfifty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-