Where does “zes” come from?

zes (Zealandic) comes from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic sehs, from Proto-Germanic sehs, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

zes (Zealandic): six

Definitions

  1. six

Ancestry of “zes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsessix
2Old Dutchses—
3Proto-West Germanicsehssix
4Proto-Germanicsehssix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sehs →