Where does “Siebzehneck” come from?

Siebzehneck (German) comes from German siebzehn, from Middle High German sibenzehen, from Old High German sibunzehan, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

Siebzehneck (German): heptadecagon

Definitions

  1. heptadecagon

Ancestry of “Siebzehneck”, step by step

Siebzehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German siebzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebzehnseventeen
2Middle High Germansibenzehen—
3Old High Germansibunzehan—
4Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke—
3Old High Germanecka—
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Siebzehneck”

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