Where does “sëwe” come from?

sëwe (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon sivun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sëwe (German Low German): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “sëwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsivunseven
2Proto-Germanicsebunseven
3Proto-Germanicsebunt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →