Where does “fyrtioåtta” come from?
fyrtioåtta (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtta, from Old Swedish ātta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
fyrtioåtta (Swedish): forty-eight
Definitions
- forty-eight
Ancestry of “fyrtioåtta”, step by step
fyrtioåtta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish åtta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åtta | eight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ātta | eight |
| 3 | Old Norse | átta | eight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
via Swedish fyrtio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyrtio | forty; 40 in Arabic numerals |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjórutigi | forty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr tigiwiz | forty |