出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/02/24 22:21 UTC 版)
A remodelling of sixtethe (古期英語 sixtēoþa) on the basis of tenthe (“tenth”); by surface analysis, sixtene (“sixteen”) + -the (ordinal suffix). For forms with /d/, compare Old Norse sextándi, sextjándi.
sixtēoþa is from Proto-West Germanic *sehtō tehundō, itself from Proto-Germanic *sehtô tehundô.