Where does “sechswöchig” come from?
sechswöchig (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.
sechswöchig (German): six-week
Definitions
- six-week
Ancestry of “sechswöchig”, step by step
sechswöchig 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 woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |