Where does “sjuårig” come from?

sjuårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.

sjuårig (Swedish): seven-year-old

Definitions

  1. seven-year-old

Ancestry of “sjuårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuseven
2Old Swedishsiuseven
3Old Norsesjauseven
4Dutchdriethree
5Middle Dutchdriethree
6Old Dutchthrīe
7Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
8Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ