Where does “zestig” come from?
zestig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sestich, from Old Dutch sestig, from Proto-Germanic sehs tigiwiz — sixty.
zestig (Dutch): sixty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “zestig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sestich | sixty |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sestig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehs tigiwiz | sixty |