Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sebun

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *sebunt, from Pre-Germanic *sepḿ̥t, a metathetic alteration of Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t positioned through influence of *newun (nine) and *tehun (ten).

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Numeral edit

Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *sebun
    Ordinal : *sebundô
    Multiplier : *sebunfalþaz

*sebun

  1. seven

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