Where does “sœventîn” come from?

sœventîn (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch zeventien, from Middle Dutch seventien, from Old Dutch sivontēn, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sœventîn (Jersey Dutch): seventeen

Definitions

  1. seventeen

Ancestry of “sœventîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeventienseventeen
2Middle Dutchseventien—
3Old Dutchsivontēn—
4Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →