Where does “åtti” come from?
åtti (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk i, from Latin I, from Etruscan 𐌉, from Ancient Greek Ι, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
åtti (Norwegian Nynorsk): eighty
Definitions
- eighty
Ancestry of “åtti”, step by step
åtti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | i | in, inside of; for, in, during; in |
| 2 | Latin | I | i |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌉 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ι | The number one in Greek numerals resp. Attic... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤉 | yod; yodh |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓂝 | — |
via Old Norse áttatigi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | áttatigi | eighty |
| 2 | Old Norse | átta | eight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk att
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | att | back; left; of closing |
| 2 | Old Norse | aptr | back; again |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftrą | back, backwards; again, once more |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |