Where does “klockan tio” come from?

klockan tio (Swedish) comes from Swedish tio, from Old Norse tíu, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

klockan tio (Swedish): at ten o'clock

Definitions

  1. at ten o'clock

Ancestry of “klockan tio”, step by step

klockan tio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtioten
2Old Norsetíuten
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via Swedish klockan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklockan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Old Norse tíu →