Where does “zehnstellig” come from?
zehnstellig (German) comes from German zehn, 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.
zehnstellig (German): ten-digit
Definitions
- ten-digit
Ancestry of “zehnstellig”, step by step
zehnstellig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zehn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zehn | ten |
| 2 | Middle High German | zehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zehan | ten |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via German Stelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |