Where does “זיבן” come from?
זיבן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German siben, from Old High German sibun, from Proto-West Germanic *sibun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.
זיבן (Yiddish): seven
Ancestry of “זיבן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | siben | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sibun | seven |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sibun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sebun | seven |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sebunt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |
Words derived from “זיבן”