Where does “sechzigste” come from?

sechzigste (German) comes from German sechzig, from Middle High German sehzec, from Old High German sehszug, from Proto-Germanic sehs tigiwiz — sixty.

sechzigste (German): sixtieth

Definitions

  1. sixtieth

Ancestry of “sechzigste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansechzigsixty
2Middle High Germansehzec—
3Old High Germansehszug—
4Proto-Germanicsehs tigiwizsixty
Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs tigiwiz →Every word from Old High German sehszug →Every word from Middle High German sehzec →