Where does “nittiofyra” come from?

nittiofyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

nittiofyra (Swedish): ninety-four

Definitions

  1. ninety-four

Ancestry of “nittiofyra”, step by step

nittiofyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishfiurirfour
3Old Norsefjórirfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Swedish nittio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnittioninety
2Old Norseníutigininety
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →