Where does “zehn” come from?
zehn (German) comes from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
zehn (German): ten
Ancestry of “zehn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zehen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zehan | ten |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
Words derived from “zehn”