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
Ancestry of “sjau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “sjau”