Where does “exes” come from?

exes (English) comes from English six, from Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

exes (English): plural of ex; The number six; Odds of six to one

Definitions

  1. plural of ex; The number six; Odds of six to one

Ancestry of “exes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsixA numerical value equal to 6; the number...
2Middle Englishsixsix
3Old Englishsixsix
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →