Where does “sju” come from?
sju (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.
sju (Norwegian Nynorsk): seven
Ancestry of “sju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 2 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |