Where does “sechzehnjährig” come from?
sechzehnjährig (German) comes from German sechzehn, from Middle High German sehszehen, from Old High German sehszehan, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
sechzehnjährig (German): sixteen-year
Definitions
- sixteen-year
Ancestry of “sechzehnjährig”, step by step
sechzehnjährig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sechzehn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sechzehn | sixteen |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehszehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehszehan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehstehun | sixteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |