Where does “sjätte” come from?
sjätte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sætti, from Old Norse sétti, from Proto-Germanic sehtô.
sjätte (Swedish): sixth
Ancestry of “sjätte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | sætti | sixth |
| 2 | Old Norse | sétti | sixth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sehtô | — |