Where does “sieben” come from?

sieben (German) comes from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sibun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sieben (German): seven; to sift; to sieve

Definitions

  1. seven; to sift; to sieve

Ancestry of “sieben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansibunseven
2Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
3Proto-Germanicsebunseven
4Proto-Germanicsebunt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →
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