Where does “hálvtrýss” come from?
hálvtrýss (Faroese) comes from Danish halvtreds, 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 — three.
hálvtrýss (Faroese): fifty
Definitions
- fifty
Ancestry of “hálvtrýss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | halvtreds | fifty |
| 2 | Danish | halvtredsindstyve | fifty |
| 3 | Danish | halvtredje | two and a half |
| 4 | Norwegian Bokmål | tredje | third |
| 5 | Old Norse | þriði | third |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þridjô | third |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tretyós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥tyós | third |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyes | three |