Where does “syttidel” come from?

syttidel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sytti, from Old Norse sjautigi, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.

syttidel (Norwegian Nynorsk): seventieth

Definitions

  1. seventieth

Ancestry of “syttidel”, step by step

syttidel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sytti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksyttiseventy
2Old Norsesjautigiseventy
3Old Norsesjauseven
4Dutchdriethree
5Middle Dutchdriethree
6Old Dutchthrīe—
7Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
8Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Norwegian Nynorsk del

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdelpart, portion, share
2Middle Low Germandēl—
3Old Saxondēlpart, share, portion
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →