Where does “sjuttjǫ” come from?
sjuttjǫ (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
sjuttjǫ (Elfdalian): seventeen
Definitions
- seventeen
Ancestry of “sjuttjǫ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sjaután | seventeen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntehun | seventeen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |