Where does “zœve” come from?

zœve (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch zeven, from Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zœve (Jersey Dutch): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “zœve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzevenseven; to sift, sieve, strain
2Middle Dutchsēvenseven
3Old Dutchsivun—
4Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
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 →