Where does “sekskanta” come from?

sekskanta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seks, from Old Norse sex, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sekskanta (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of sekskantet

Definitions

  1. alternative form of sekskantet

Ancestry of “sekskanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsekssix
2Old Norsesexsix
3Proto-Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Old Norse sex →