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

  1. seventeen; used in place of various taboo words

Ancestry of “sjutton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsiutanseventeen
2Old Norsesjautánseventeen
3Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “sjutton”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →