Where does “zästîn” come from?

zästîn (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch zestien, from Middle Dutch sestien, from Old Dutch sestēn, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

zästîn (Jersey Dutch): sixteen

Definitions

  1. sixteen

Ancestry of “zästîn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzestiensixteen
2Middle Dutchsestien
3Old Dutchsestēn
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun