Where does “seventeenpence” come from?

seventeenpence (English) comes from English seventeen, from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

seventeenpence (English): The monetary amount of seventeen pence

Definitions

  1. The monetary amount of seventeen pence

Ancestry of “seventeenpence”, step by step

seventeenpence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English seventeen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseventeenThe cardinal number occurring after sixteen and...
2Middle Englishseventeneseventeen
3Old Englishseofontīeneseventeen
4Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via English Pence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPence(the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound)
2Middle EnglishpenyA penny or other silver coin including ancient coins
3Old Englishpenningpenny
4Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →