Where does “זעקסטל” come from?

זעקסטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זעקסט, from Middle High German sehste, from Old High German sehsto, from Proto-West Germanic sehstō, from Proto-Germanic sehstô — sixth.

זעקסטל (Yiddish): sixth

Definitions

  1. sixth

Ancestry of “זעקסטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזעקסטsixth
2Middle High Germansehste—
3Old High Germansehsto—
4Proto-West Germanicsehstōsixth
5Proto-Germanicsehstôsixth
Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehstō →Every word from Old High German sehsto →