Where does “førtini” come from?

førtini (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ni, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

førtini (Norwegian Bokmål): forty-nine

Definitions

  1. forty-nine

Ancestry of “førtini”, step by step

førtini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålninine
2Old Norseníunine
3Proto-Germanicnewunnine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Norwegian Bokmål førti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførtiforty
2Old Norsefjórir tigirforty
3Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →