Where does “söss” come from?
söss (Low German) comes from Middle Low German ses, from Old Saxon sehs, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
söss (Low German): six
Ancestry of “söss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | ses | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sehs | six |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |