English
sixtieth
Sixtieth comes from Old English sixtiġ ‘sixty’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sehs tigiwiz‘sixty’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sixtiġ‘sixty’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150sixtigoþa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sixtithe
- Englishtodaysixtieth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sehs tigiwiz‘sixty’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sixtiġ‘sixty’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150sixtigoþa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sixtithe
- Englishtodaysixtieth
Formed from sixty + -eth
Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz
Proto-West Germanic *sehs tigiwi
Old English sixtiġ
Middle English sixty
English sixty
The story
For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.
Linked words
through Old English sixtiġ ‘sixty’
Today it means
adj The ordinal form of the number sixty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sehs tigiwiz / sixtieth