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Where does “femton” come from?

femton (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fæmtan, from Old Norse fimmtán, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

femton (Swedish): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “femton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfæmtanfifteen
2Old Norsefimmtánfifteen
3Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
4Proto-Germanictehunten
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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