Where does “førtiende” come from?

førtiende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ende, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

førtiende (Norwegian Bokmål): fortieth

Definitions

  1. fortieth

Ancestry of “førtiende”, step by step

førtiende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålendeend; to end
2Old Norseendiend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Norwegian Bokmål førti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførtiforty
2Old Norsefjórir tigirforty
3Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →