Where does “zeven” come from?

zeven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zeven (Dutch): seven; to sift, sieve, strain

Definitions

  1. seven; to sift, sieve, strain

Ancestry of “zeven”, step by step

zeven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch sēven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsēvenseven
2Old Dutchsivun—
3Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Middle English seven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsevenseven; Alternative form of sweven
2Old Englishseofonseven

Words derived from “zeven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →
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