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Where does “syttan” come from?

syttan (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

syttan (Westrobothnian): Seventeen

Definitions

  1. Seventeen

Ancestry of “syttan”, step by step

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