seks (Norwegian Bokmål)
Where does "seks" come from?
The Norwegian word 'seks' traces its roots back to the ancient Proto-Indo-European term *swéḱs, meaning 'six.' This root evolved into the Proto-Germanic *sehs, which eventually transformed into the Old Norse 'sex,' establishing the foundation for the modern Norwegian numeral.
Full etymology tree
- seks (Norwegian Bokmål), 'six'
- inherited sex (Old Norse), 'six'
- inherited *sehs (Proto-Germanic), 'six'
- inherited *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European), 'six'
- inherited *sehs (Proto-Germanic), 'six'
- inherited sex (Old Norse), 'six'
Ancestors
- sex (Old Norse)
- *sehs (Proto-Germanic)
- *swéḱs (Proto-Indo-European)
Descendants and derived words
- seksdel (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sekskant (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sekskanta (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sekskantet (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sekspakning (Norwegian Bokmål)
Updated July 2026
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