Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “sȫven” come from?

sȫven (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sivun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

Ancestry of “sȫven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsivunseven
2Proto-Germanicsebunseven
3Proto-Germanicsebunt—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “sȫven”

  • zeuven
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