Where does “fyrtiotvå” come from?

fyrtiotvå (Swedish) comes from Swedish två, from Old Swedish þva, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic þwahaną — to wash, bathe.

fyrtiotvå (Swedish): forty-two

Definitions

  1. forty-two

Ancestry of “fyrtiotvå”, step by step

fyrtiotvå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish två

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtvåtwo; to wash; to cleanse oneself of accusations
2Old Swedishþvato wash
3Old Norseþváto wash
4Proto-Germanicþwahanąto wash, bathe

via Swedish fyrtio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrtioforty; 40 in Arabic numerals
2Old Norsefjórutigiforty
3Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty
Every word from Proto-Germanic þwahaną →Every word from Old Norse þvá →Every word from Old Swedish þva →