Where does “vierundsiebzig” come from?

vierundsiebzig (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

vierundsiebzig (German): seventy-four

Definitions

  1. seventy-four

Ancestry of “vierundsiebzig”, step by step

vierundsiebzig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde—
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier—
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German siebzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansiebzigseventy
2Middle High Germansibenzec—
3Old High Germansibunzug—
4Proto-Germanicsebuntēhundąseventy

Words derived from “vierundsiebzig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →