Where does “åttiofem” come from?

åttiofem (Swedish) comes from Swedish fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

åttiofem (Swedish): eighty-five

Definitions

  1. eighty-five

Ancestry of “åttiofem”, step by step

åttiofem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Swedish åttio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttioeighty
2Old Swedishattatighieighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →