Where does “six-legged” come from?

six-legged (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.

six-legged (English): Having six legs

Definitions

  1. Having six legs

Ancestry of “six-legged”, step by step

six-legged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Six

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSixintelligence service
2Middle Englishsixsix
3Old Englishsixsix
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via English legged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleggedHaving legs, or a certain type or number of legs;...
2Middle Englishlegged—

Words derived from “six-legged”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →