Where does “sixtīene” come from?
sixtīene (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
Ancestry of “sixtīene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sehstehun | sixteen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |