Where does “seventin” come from?
seventin (Tok Pisin) comes from English seventeen, from Middle English seventene, from Old English seofontīene, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
seventin (Tok Pisin): seventeen
Definitions
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Ancestry of “seventin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seventeen | The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and... |
| 2 | Middle English | seventene | seventeen |
| 3 | Old English | seofontīene | seventeen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebuntehun | seventeen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |