Where does “six” come from?
six (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “six”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sehs | six |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sehs | six |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |