Where does “trýss” come from?
trýss (Faroese) comes from Danish tres, from Danish tresindstyve, from Danish tyve, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
trýss (Faroese): sixty
Definitions
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Ancestry of “trýss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tres | sixty |
| 2 | Danish | tresindstyve | sixty |
| 3 | Danish | tyve | twenty; indefinite plural of tyv |
| 4 | Old Norse | tuttugu | twenty |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |