Where does “sext” come from?

sext (Middle English) comes from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic sehstô — sixth.

sext (Middle English): Alternative form of sixte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sixte

Ancestry of “sext”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsixtesixth; A sixth; something which is sixth; A...
2Old Englishsiextasixth
3Proto-Germanicsehstôsixth
Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstô →Every word from Old English siexta →Every word from Middle English sixte →