Where does “artonårig” come from?

artonårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish arton, from Swedish aderton, from Old Swedish atertan, from Old Norse átján, from Proto-Germanic ahtōutehun, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

artonårig (Swedish): eighteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. eighteen-year-old

Ancestry of “artonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishartoneighteen
2Swedishadertoneighteen
3Old Swedishatertaneighteen
4Old Norseátjáneighteen
5Proto-Germanicahtōutehuneighteen
6Proto-Germanicahtōueight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →