Where does “zehnwöchig” come from?
zehnwöchig (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.
zehnwöchig (German): ten-week
Definitions
- ten-week
Ancestry of “zehnwöchig”, step by step
zehnwöchig 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 woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |