Where does “sjau” come from?

sjau (Old Norse) comes from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sjau (Old Norse): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “sjau”, step by step

sjau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch drie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdriethree
2Middle Dutchdriethree
3Old Dutchthrīe—
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Proto-Germanic sebun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsebunseven
2Proto-Germanicsebunt—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “sjau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →