*sehs

Runic: ᛊᛖᚺᛊ Pronunciation: /ˈsexs/

numeral

Meanings

six

Etymology

From earlier *swehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs (‘six’) with a loss of *w (as also seen in Latin sex and Sanskrit षष् (ṣáṣ) (ṣáṣ) (< Proto-Indo-Iranian *šwáćš)).

Descendants

  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ses (Old Dutch)
      • ses (Middle Dutch)
        • zès (Limburgish)
        • zèsse (West Flemish)
        • zes (Zealandic)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ses (Old Dutch)
      • ses (Middle Dutch)
        • zes (Dutch)
          • ses (Afrikaans)
          • sesi (Berbice Creole Dutch)
          • ses (Javindo)
          • zääs (Jersey Dutch)
          • ses, sees (Negerhollands)
          • ses (Skepi Creole Dutch)
          • ses (Trió)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • six, sex, siex, syx, seox (Old English)
      • six, cix, cex, sex, zix (Middle English)
        • sax, sex, six (Scots)
        • zeese (Yola)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • six, sex, siex, syx, seox (Old English)
      • six, cix, cex, sex, zix (Middle English)
        • six (English)
          • sigisi (Saramaccan)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • six, sex, siex, syx, seox (Old English)
      • six, cix, cex, sex, zix (Middle English)
        • six (English)
          • siksi (Sranan Tongo)
            • siksi (Aukan)
              • siksi (Wayana)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sex (Old Frisian)
      • ? (North Frisian)
      • säks (Saterland Frisian)
      • seis (West Frisian)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sehs (Old High German)
      • sehs (Middle High German)
        • sächs, saks, säks, säksch (Alemannic German)
        • ? (Bavarian)
        • sechs, sähs (Central Franconian)
        • ? (East Central German)
        • sechs (German)
        • sechs (Rhine Franconian)
        • זעקס (zeks) (Yiddish)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sehs (Old Saxon)
      • ses, sēs (Middle Low German)
        • sass (Plautdietsch)
  • *sehs (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sehs (Old Saxon)
      • ses, sēs (Middle Low German)
        • sess, söß (Low German)
          • zes (Dutch Low Saxon)
          • sess, söß, söss, soss (German Low German)
  • sex (Old Norse)
    • sjäks (Elfdalian)
    • seks (Faroese)
    • sex (Icelandic)
    • siks (Norn)
    • seks (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • seks (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • sex (Old Norse)
    • sæx, ᛋᛁᛆᚼᛋ, siahs (Old Danish)
      • seks (Danish)
  • sex (Old Norse)
    • siex (Old Gutnish)
      • siex, sex (Gutnish)
  • sex (Old Norse)
    • sæx, siæx (Old Swedish)
      • sex (Swedish)
  • sjax (Old Norse)
    • sjäks (Elfdalian)
    • seks (Faroese)
    • sex (Icelandic)
    • siks (Norn)
    • seks (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • seks (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • sjax (Old Norse)
    • sæx, ᛋᛁᛆᚼᛋ, siahs (Old Danish)
      • seks (Danish)
  • sjax (Old Norse)
    • siex (Old Gutnish)
      • siex, sex (Gutnish)
  • sjax (Old Norse)
    • sæx, siæx (Old Swedish)
      • sex (Swedish)
  • 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (saihs) (Gothic)

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