Where does “sixteener” come from?
sixteener (English) comes from English sixteen, from Middle English sextene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
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Ancestry of “sixteener”, step by step
sixteener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sixteen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sixteen | The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and... |
| 2 | Middle English | sextene | Alternative form of sixtene |
| 3 | Old English | sixtīene | sixteen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehstehun | sixteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |