Where does “sixty” come from?
Sixty comes from Middle English sixty, from Old English hundsēofantig meaning "seven times ten."
sixty (English): The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine...
Definitions
- The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine...
Ancestry of “sixty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sixty | — |
| 2 | Old English | sixtiġ | sixty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehs tigiwiz | sixty |