Where does “Siebtklässler” come from?

Siebtklässler (German) comes from German siebte, from German siebente, from Middle High German sibente, from Old High German sibunto, from Proto-West Germanic sebundō, from Proto-Germanic sebundô — seventh.

Siebtklässler (German): seventh-year pupil

Definitions

  1. seventh-year pupil

Ancestry of “Siebtklässler”, step by step

Siebtklässler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German siebte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebteseventh
2Germansiebente—
3Middle High Germansibente—
4Old High Germansibunto—
5Proto-West Germanicsebundōseventh
6Proto-Germanicsebundôseventh

via German klasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklassegreat, awesome
2Russianклассclass
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sebundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sebundō →Every word from Old High German sibunto →