Where does “fünfundsechzig” come from?

fünfundsechzig (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

fünfundsechzig (German): sixty-five

Definitions

  1. sixty-five

Ancestry of “fünfundsechzig”, step by step

fünfundsechzig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde—
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Fünf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFünffive
2Middle High Germanvünf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via German sechzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechzigsixty
2Middle High Germansehzec—
3Old High Germansehszug—
4Proto-Germanicsehs tigiwizsixty

Words derived from “fünfundsechzig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →