Where does “sechsstellig” come from?
sechsstellig (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.
sechsstellig (German): six-figure
Definitions
- six-figure
Ancestry of “sechsstellig”, step by step
sechsstellig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sechs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sechs | six |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German Stelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |