Where does “sevenling” come from?
sevenling (English) comes from English seven, from Middle English seven, from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
sevenling (English): A poem consisting of seven lines, split into...
Definitions
- A poem consisting of seven lines, split into...
Ancestry of “sevenling”, step by step
sevenling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seven | A numerical value equal to 7; the number... |
| 2 | Middle English | seven | seven; Alternative form of sweven |
| 3 | Old English | seofon | seven |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |