Where does “Wolke sieben” come from?

Wolke sieben (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.

Wolke sieben (German): cloud nine

Definitions

  1. cloud nine

Ancestry of “Wolke sieben”, step by step

Wolke sieben 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 wolke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolkecloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
2Middle High Germanwolkencloud
3Old High Germanwolkan—
4Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →
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