An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/zehn

by Friedrich Kluge

zehn, num., ‘ten,’ from the equiv. MidHG. zëhen, (zên), OHG. zëhan; corresponding to OSax. tëhan, Du. tien, AS. tŷn, E. ten, Goth. taíhun; common to Aryan in the form dekn; comp. Sans. dăçan, Gr. δέκα, Lat. decem, and OSlov. desętĭ. —