siex

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Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sehs, whence also Old Frisian sex, Old Saxon sehs, Middle Dutch sesse (Dutch zes), Old High German sehs (German sechs), Old Norse sex (Swedish sex), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (saihs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs, cognate with Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Latin sex, Old Irish (Irish ), Proto-Slavic *šestь (Russian шесть (šestʹ)).

Pronunciation

Numeral

siex

  1. (West Saxon) six

Descendants

  • Middle English: six, cex, sex; zix (Kent)
    • English: six
    • Scots: sax, sex, six
    • Yola: zeese