Where does “femtiofyra” come from?

femtiofyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

femtiofyra (Swedish): fifty-four

Definitions

  1. fifty-four

Ancestry of “femtiofyra”, step by step

femtiofyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishfiurirfour
3Old Norsefjórirfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Swedish femtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemtiofifty; the number 50
2Old Swedishfæmtighififty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →