Etymograph

English

seven

Seven comes from Middle English seven, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*septḿ̥reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sebunreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150seofon
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500seven
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1611same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*septḿ̥reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sebunreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame formreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150seofon
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500seven
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1611same form

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “1 Now Iericho was straitly shut vp, because of…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

septic, 19 more

through Proto-Germanic *sebun

eighty, 1 more

Today it means

num A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ / seven

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