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

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “זיבן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansiben—
2Old High Germansibunseven
3Proto-West Germanic*sibun—
4Proto-Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →