Where does “sixty” come from?
sixty (Hawaiian Creole) comes from English sixty, from Middle English sixty, from Old English sixtiġ, from Proto-Germanic sehs tigiwiz — sixty.
Ancestry of “sixty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sixty | The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine... |
| 2 | Middle English | sixty | — |
| 3 | Old English | sixtiġ | sixty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs tigiwiz | sixty |