Where does “sju” come from?

sju (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sju (Elfdalian): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “sju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjauseven
2Dutchdriethree
3Middle Dutchdriethree
4Old Dutchthrīe—
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →