Where does “femtonårig” come from?

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

femtonårig (Swedish): fifteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. fifteen-year-old

Ancestry of “femtonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemtonfifteen
2Old Swedishfæmtanfifteen
3Old Norsefimmtánfifteen
4Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →