Where does “zehnte” come from?

zehnte (German) comes from Middle High German zëhente, from Old High German zehanto, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

zehnte (German): tenth

Definitions

  1. tenth

Ancestry of “zehnte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzëhente—
2Old High Germanzehanto—
3Proto-West Germanictehundōtenth
4Proto-Germanictehundôtenth

Words derived from “zehnte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehundō →Every word from Old High German zehanto →