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

  1. seven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...

Ancestry of “Sieben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansiben—
2Old High Germansibunseven
3Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “Sieben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →