Where does “sehszehen” come from?

sehszehen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sehszehan, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Ancestry of “sehszehen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sehszehen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun