Where does “seventien” come from?
seventien (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sivontēn, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “seventien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sivontēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntehun | seventeen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |