Where does “fjortonhundratal” come from?
fjortonhundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjorton, from Old Swedish fiughertān, from Old Norse fjugurtán, from Old Norse fjórtán, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fjortonhundratal (Swedish): the 1400s (the years 1400 to 1499)
Definitions
- the 1400s (the years 1400 to 1499)
Ancestry of “fjortonhundratal”, step by step
fjortonhundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fjorton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fjorton | fourteen |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiughertān | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjugurtán | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fjórtán | fourteen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedurtehun | fourteen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Swedish hundratal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hundratal | hundred, hundreds; a century |
| 2 | Swedish | hundra | hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hundraþ | hundred |
| 4 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |