Where does “sekstentallsystem” come from?
sekstentallsystem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seksten, from Danish seksten, from Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
sekstentallsystem (Norwegian Bokmål): the hexadecimal number system
Definitions
- the hexadecimal number system
Ancestry of “sekstentallsystem”, step by step
sekstentallsystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål seksten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | seksten | sixteen; definite singular of sekst |
| 2 | Danish | seksten | sixteen |
| 3 | Old Norse | sextán | sixteen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sehstehun | sixteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |
via Norwegian Bokmål tallsystem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tallsystem | — |