Where does “sjö” come from?

sjö (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sjö (Icelandic): seven; the cardinal number after sex and before...

Definitions

  1. seven; the cardinal number after sex and before...

Ancestry of “sjö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjauseven
2Dutchdriethree
3Middle Dutchdriethree
4Old Dutchthrīe—
5Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
6Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
7Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “sjö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →
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