Where does “siebentausend” come from?

siebentausend (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.

siebentausend (German): seven thousand

Definitions

  1. seven thousand

Ancestry of “siebentausend”, step by step

siebentausend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sieben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiebenseven; gerund of sieben; the act of sifting;...
2Middle High Germansiben—
3Old High Germansibunseven
4Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via German Tausend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTausendthousand
2Middle High Germantūsunt—
3Old High Germandūsuntthousand
4Proto-West Germanicþūsundithousand
5Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →