Where does “dreizehnwöchig” come from?

dreizehnwöchig (German) comes from German dreizehn, from Middle High German dreizehen, from Old High German drīzehan, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

dreizehnwöchig (German): thirteen-week

Definitions

  1. thirteen-week

Ancestry of “dreizehnwöchig”, step by step

dreizehnwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dreizehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandreizehnthirteen
2Middle High Germandreizehen
3Old High Germandrīzehan
4Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German woche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwocheweek period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday
2Middle High Germanwocheweek
3Old High Germanwehhaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic þritehun