Where does “sess” come from?
sess (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
sess (German Low German): six
Ancestry of “sess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | sehs | six |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |