Where does “six” come from?
Six comes from Old English siex, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs, the number between five and seven.
six (English): A numerical value equal to 6; the number...
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 6; the number...
Ancestry of “six”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | six | six |
| 2 | Old English | six | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |