Where does “sevenþe” come from?
sevenþe (Middle English) comes from Middle English sefte, from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic sebunþō, from Proto-Germanic sebundô — seventh.
sevenþe (Middle English): seventh; One of seven equal parts of a whole; a...
Definitions
- seventh; One of seven equal parts of a whole; a...
Ancestry of “sevenþe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sefte | Alternative form of sevenþe |
| 2 | Old English | seofoþa | seventh |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sebunþō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebundô | seventh |
Words derived from “sevenþe”