Where does “zääs” come from?

zääs (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch zes, from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

zääs (Jersey Dutch): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “zääs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzessix
2Middle Dutchsessix
3Old Dutchses
4Proto-West Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Germanicsehssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs