Where does “Zehneck” come from?

Zehneck (German) comes from German zehn, from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Zehneck (German): decagon

Definitions

  1. decagon

Ancestry of “Zehneck”, step by step

Zehneck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzehnten
2Middle High Germanzehen—
3Old High Germanzehanten
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

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 “Zehneck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →