Where does “sjumenning” come from?

sjumenning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sju, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sjumenning (Norwegian Bokmål): sixth cousin

Definitions

  1. sixth cousin

Ancestry of “sjumenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjuseven
2Old Norsesjauseven
3Dutchdriethree
4Middle Dutchdriethree
5Old Dutchthrīe—
6Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
7Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →