Where does “siben” come from?

siben (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sibun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

Ancestry of “siben”, step by step

siben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German sibun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansibunseven
2Proto-West Germanic*sibun
3Proto-Germanicsebunseven
4Proto-Germanicsebunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Old High German sib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansibsieve
2Proto-Germanicsibi

Words derived from “siben

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Germanic sebuntEvery word from Proto-Germanic sebun