Where does “sefte” come from?

sefte (Middle English) comes from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic sebunþō, from Proto-Germanic sebundô — seventh.

sefte (Middle English): Alternative form of sevenþe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sevenþe

Ancestry of “sefte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseofoþaseventh
2Proto-West Germanicsebunþō—
3Proto-Germanicsebundôseventh

Words derived from “sefte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sebundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sebunþō →Every word from Old English seofoþa →
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