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

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “söß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanses—
2Old Saxonsehssix
3Proto-West Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →