Where does “tjuefem” come from?

tjuefem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tjue, from Norwegian Nynorsk tjue, from Old Norse tjogu, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tjuefem (Norwegian Bokmål): twenty-five

Definitions

  1. twenty-five

Ancestry of “tjuefem”, step by step

tjuefem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tjue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjuetwenty
2Norwegian Nynorsktjuetwenty
3Old Norsetjogu—
4Old Norsetuttugutwenty
5Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →