Where does “åttahundratal” come from?
åttahundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish hundratal, from Swedish hundra, from Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
åttahundratal (Swedish): the 800s (the years 800 to 899)
Definitions
- the 800s (the years 800 to 899)
Ancestry of “åttahundratal”, step by step
åttahundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hundratal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hundratal | hundred, hundreds; a century |
| 2 | Swedish | hundra | hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hundraþ | hundred |
| 4 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via Swedish åtta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åtta | eight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ātta | eight |
| 3 | Old Norse | átta | eight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |