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Etymology of the English word six

the English word six
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sekhs

Derivations in English

deep-six, sixpenny, sixth, sixfold, sixpence

Cognates

Dutch zes, Dutch seks, English sex, French sexe, French six, German sechs, German Sex, Icelandic sex, Italian sesso, Italian sei, Latin sex, Latin sexus, Lithuanian šeši, Norwegian sex, Polish szes, Portuguese seis, Provençal seis, Russian шесть, Spanish seis, Spanish sexo, Swedish sex, Yiddish zeks

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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