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
- seven; Alternative form of sweven
Ancestry of “seven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | seofon | seven |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “seven”