Where does “zevenenveertig” come from?

zevenenveertig (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.

zevenenveertig (Dutch): forty-seven

Definitions

  1. forty-seven

Ancestry of “zevenenveertig”, step by step

zevenenveertig 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 zeven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzevenseven; to sift, sieve, strain
2Middle Dutchsēvenseven
3Old Dutchsivun
4Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Dutch veertig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveertigforty
2Middle Dutchviertichforty
3Old Dutchviertig
4Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos