Where does “sechsbeinig” come from?

sechsbeinig (German) comes from German sechs, from Middle High German sehs, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sechsbeinig (German): six-legged

Definitions

  1. six-legged

Ancestry of “sechsbeinig”, step by step

sechsbeinig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sechs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechssix
2Middle High Germansehs—
3Old High Germansehssix
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German bein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeinleg of a person, animal, or object
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →