Where does “siebenjährig” come from?
siebenjährig (German) comes from German Sieben, from Middle High German siben, from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sibun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
siebenjährig (German): seven-year-old
Ancestry of “siebenjährig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sieben | seven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | siben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sibun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sibun | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |