Where does “syv” come from?

syv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish syv, 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.

syv (Norwegian Bokmål): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “syv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsyvseven
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 →