Where does “siebenwöchig” come from?
siebenwöchig (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.
siebenwöchig (German): seven-week
Definitions
- seven-week
Ancestry of “siebenwöchig”, step by step
siebenwöchig 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 woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |