Where does “åttiotvå” come from?

åttiotvå (Swedish) comes from Swedish två, from Old Swedish þva, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

åttiotvå (Swedish): eighty-two

Definitions

  1. eighty-two

Ancestry of “åttiotvå”, step by step

åttiotvå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish två

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvåtwo; to wash; to cleanse oneself of accusations
2Old Swedishþvato wash
3Old Norseþváto wash
4Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

via Swedish åttio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttioeighty
2Old Swedishattatighieighty
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Old Norse þvá →Every word from Old Swedish þva →