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Where does “siebzehn” come from?

siebzehn (German) comes from Middle High German sibenzehen, from Old High German sibunzehan, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

siebzehn (German): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “siebzehn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansibenzehen—
2Old High Germansibunzehan—
3Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “siebzehn”

  • siebzehnjährig
  • siebzehnhundert
  • siebzehnhundertste
  • siebzehnfach
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