Where does “seofeniht” come from?
seofeniht (Old English) comes from Old English seofon, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
Ancestry of “seofeniht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | seofon | seven |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |