Where does “sechste” come from?
sechste (German) comes from Old High German sehsto, from Proto-West Germanic sehstō, from Proto-Germanic sehstô — sixth.
sechste (German): sixth
Ancestry of “sechste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sehsto | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sehstō | sixth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehstô | sixth |