Where does “syx” come from?

syx (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

syx (Old English): Alternative form of siex

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of siex

Ancestry of “syx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsehssix
2Proto-Germanicsehssix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →