Where does “tjuefem” come from?

tjuefem (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.

tjuefem (Norwegian Nynorsk): twenty-five

Definitions

  1. twenty-five

Ancestry of “tjuefem”, step by step

tjuefem 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 fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfemfive
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 →