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
Ancestry of “sëwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | sivun | seven |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |