Where does “femtionio” come from?

femtionio (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

femtionio (Swedish): fifty-nine

Definitions

  1. fifty-nine

Ancestry of “femtionio”, step by step

femtionio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish femtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemtiofifty; the number 50
2Old Swedishfæmtighififty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Old Norse níu →