Where does “femtiden” come from?

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

femtiden (Swedish): around five o'clock

Definitions

  1. around five o'clock

Ancestry of “femtiden”, step by step

femtiden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fem

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

via Swedish tiden

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