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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | sibun | seven |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *sibun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |