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Where does “halvtreds” come from?

halvtreds (Danish) comes from Danish halvtredsindstyve, from Danish halvtredje, from Norwegian Bokmål tredje, from Old Norse þriði, from Proto-Germanic þridjô, from Proto-Indo-European tretyós, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyós, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

halvtreds (Danish): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “halvtreds”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalvtredsindstyvefifty
2Danishhalvtredjetwo and a half
3Norwegian Bokmåltredjethird
4Old Norseþriðithird
5Proto-Germanicþridjôthird
6Proto-Indo-Europeantretyós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyósthird
8Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “halvtreds”

  • halvtredser
  • halvtredsindstyve
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