Where does “sechzehnminütig” come from?

sechzehnminütig (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.

sechzehnminütig (German): sixteen-minute

Definitions

  1. sixteen-minute

Ancestry of “sechzehnminütig”, step by step

sechzehnminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sechzehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechzehnsixteen
2Middle High Germansehszehen—
3Old High Germansehszehan—
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →