Where does “Sechszylinder” come from?
Sechszylinder (German) comes from German sechs, from Middle High German sehs, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Sechszylinder (German): an engine with six cylinders; six-cylinder...
Definitions
- an engine with six cylinders; six-cylinder...
Ancestry of “Sechszylinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | sechs | six |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |