Where does “nittonårig” come from?

nittonårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish nitton, from Old Swedish nitan, from Old Norse nítján, from Proto-Germanic newuntehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

nittonårig (Swedish): nineteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. nineteen-year-old

Ancestry of “nittonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnittonnineteen
2Old Swedishnitannineteen
3Old Norsenítjánnineteen
4Proto-Germanicnewuntehunnineteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic newuntehun →
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