Where does “zeventiende” come from?

zeventiende (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeventien, 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.

zeventiende (Dutch): seventeenth

Definitions

  1. seventeenth

Ancestry of “zeventiende”, step by step

zeventiende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeventien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeventienseventeen
2Middle Dutchseventien—
3Old Dutchsivontēn—
4Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Dutch de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdethe
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē—
5Proto-Germanic*sa—
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →