Where does “fyrtiotal” come from?
fyrtiotal (Swedish) comes from Swedish tal, from Old Swedish tal, from Old Norse tal, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
fyrtiotal (Swedish): around forty
Definitions
- around forty
Ancestry of “fyrtiotal”, step by step
fyrtiotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tal | number; An exercise involving calculations given... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | tal | a talk, parley, conversation; speech, language; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talą | speech; number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dol- | reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
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 |