Where does “tjueein” come from?

tjueein (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

tjueein (Norwegian Nynorsk): twenty-one

Definitions

  1. twenty-one

Ancestry of “tjueein”, step by step

tjueein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tjue

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeinone; Indefinite singular article for masculine...
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →