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

  1. ten-week

Ancestry of “zehnwöchig”, step by step

zehnwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzehnten
2Middle High Germanzehen
3Old High Germanzehanten
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German woche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwocheweek period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday
2Middle High Germanwocheweek
3Old High Germanwehhaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-West Germanic tehun
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