Where does “Sechzehneck” come from?

Sechzehneck (German) comes from German sechzehn, from Middle High German sehszehen, from Old High German sehszehan, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Sechzehneck (German): hexadecagon

Definitions

  1. hexadecagon

Ancestry of “Sechzehneck”, step by step

Sechzehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sechzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechzehnsixteen
2Middle High Germansehszehen—
3Old High Germansehszehan—
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Sechzehneck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →