Where does “sextene” come from?

sextene (Middle English) comes from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

sextene (Middle English): Alternative form of sixtene

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sixtene

Ancestry of “sextene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsixtīenesixteen
2Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “sextene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →