Where does “Sieben” come from?
Sieben (German) comes from Middle High German siben, from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sibun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Sieben (German): seven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
Definitions
- seven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
Ancestry of “Sieben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | siben | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sibun | seven |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sibun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “Sieben”