Where does “seven” come from?

seven (Middle English) comes from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

seven (Middle English): seven; Alternative form of sweven

Definitions

  1. seven; Alternative form of sweven

Ancestry of “seven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseofonseven
2Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
3Proto-Germanicsebunseven
4Proto-Germanicsebunt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “seven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →
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