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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”

  • zeventiende
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