Where does “seven” come from?
Seven derives from Middle English seven, from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic swefn, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Indo-European swep-.
seven (English): A numerical value equal to 7; the number...
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 7; the number...
Ancestry of “seven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | seven | seven; Alternative form of sweven |
| 2 | Old English | seofon | seven |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “seven”