Where does “zweiundsiebzigste” come from?

zweiundsiebzigste (German) comes from German zweiundsiebzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

zweiundsiebzigste (German): seventy-second

Definitions

  1. seventy-second

Ancestry of “zweiundsiebzigste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweiundsiebzigseventy-two
2Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
3Middle High Germanunde
4Old High Germanuntiand
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-