Where does “sjutton” come from?
sjutton (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish siutan, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
sjutton (Swedish): seventeen; used in place of various taboo words
Definitions
- seventeen; used in place of various taboo words
Ancestry of “sjutton”, step by step