Where does “sehszehan” come from?

sehszehan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Ancestry of “sehszehan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
2Proto-Germanictehunten
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “sehszehan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥tEvery word from Proto-Germanic tehunEvery word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun