Where does “fyrtioett” come from?

fyrtioett (Swedish) comes from Swedish ett, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

fyrtioett (Swedish): forty-one

Definitions

  1. forty-one

Ancestry of “fyrtioett”, step by step

fyrtioett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishettThe neuter indefinite article; one
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish fyrtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrtioforty; 40 in Arabic numerals
2Old Norsefjórutigiforty
3Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →
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