Where does “sjätte” come from?

sjätte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sætti, from Old Norse sétti, from Proto-Germanic sehtô — sixth.

sjätte (Swedish): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “sjätte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsættisixth
2Old Norseséttisixth
3Proto-Germanicsehtôsixth

Words derived from “sjätte

Every word from Proto-Germanic sehtôEvery word from Old Norse séttiEvery word from Old Swedish sætti