Where does “Siebenbürgen” come from?

Siebenbürgen (German) comes from German Sieben, 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.

Siebenbürgen (German): Transylvania

Definitions

  1. Transylvania

Ancestry of “Siebenbürgen”, step by step

Siebenbürgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiebenseven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
2Middle High Germansiben—
3Old High Germansibunseven
4Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via German burg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanburgfortress
2Old Frenchburctown or city
3Old High Germanburga castle; a city
4Proto-West Germanicburgfortification; city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Siebenbürgen”

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