Where does “זעקסטנס” come from?
זעקסטנס (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.
זעקסטנס (Yiddish): sixthly
Ancestry of “זעקסטנס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | זעקסט | sixth |
| 2 | Middle High German | sehste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sehsto | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sehstō | sixth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehstô | sixth |