Where does “sehzehen” come from?

sehzehen (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 “sehzehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansehszehan—
2Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →