Where does “siebensprachig” come from?
siebensprachig (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.
siebensprachig (German): heptalingual
Definitions
- heptalingual
Ancestry of “siebensprachig”, step by step
siebensprachig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sieben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German sprachen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprachen | first/third-person plural preterite of sprechen |