Where does “zesenzestig” come from?

zesenzestig (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.

zesenzestig (Dutch): sixty-six

Definitions

  1. sixty-six

Ancestry of “zesenzestig”, step by step

zesenzestig 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 zestig

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