Where does “zeventien” come from?

zeventien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch seventien, from Old Dutch sivontēn, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zeventien (Dutch): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “zeventien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchseventien
2Old Dutchsivontēn
3Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “zeventien

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Germanic sebuntEvery word from Proto-Germanic sebun