Where does “Siebenbürgener” come from?

Siebenbürgener (German) comes from German Siebenbürgen, 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.

Siebenbürgener (German): of Siebenbürgen

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Ancestry of “Siebenbürgener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiebenbürgenTransylvania
2GermanSiebenseven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
3Middle High Germansiben—
4Old High Germansibunseven
5Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
6Proto-Germanicsebunseven
7Proto-Germanicsebunt—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →