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Central Franconian

sechs

/zɛks/ · num

Meaning

  1. six

Etymology / origin

From Middle High German sehs, ses, from Old High German sehs, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. The now marginal variant sähs is the native form, since Old High German -hs- regularly develops into [s] (see Lahs, Ohs, wahße). Compare also fönnef (“five”) and sibbe (“seven”), which are non-native forms, too.

  1. *swéḱs(ine-pro)→
  2. *sehs(gem-pro)→
  3. *sehs(gmw-pro)→
  4. sehs(Old High German)→
  5. sehs(gmh)→
  6. sechs (Central Franconian)
  7. Relations: inh, inh, inh, inh, inh

Related words

sehs(gmh)sehs(Old High German)*sehs(gmw-pro)*sehs(gem-pro)*swéḱs(ine-pro)sechs(Hunsrik)

Descendant words

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