Where does “sjötugur” come from?

sjötugur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjö, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sjötugur (Icelandic): seventy years old; seventy, septuagenarian

Definitions

  1. seventy years old; seventy, septuagenarian

Ancestry of “sjötugur”, step by step

sjötugur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sjö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsjöseven; the cardinal number after sex and before...
2Old Norsesjauseven
3Dutchdriethree
4Middle Dutchdriethree
5Old Dutchthrīe—
6Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
7Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Icelandic tugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictugura group of ten
2Old Norsetigrgroup of ten
3Proto-Germanic*teguz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →
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