Where does “sechzehnwöchig” come from?
sechzehnwöchig (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.
sechzehnwöchig (German): sixteen-week
Definitions
- sixteen-week
Ancestry of “sechzehnwöchig”, step by step
sechzehnwöchig 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 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... |