Where does “sextioåtta” come from?

sextioåtta (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtta, from Old Swedish ātta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

sextioåtta (Swedish): sixty-eight

Definitions

  1. sixty-eight

Ancestry of “sextioåtta”, step by step

sextioåtta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åtta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttaeight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishāttaeight
3Old Norseáttaeight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique...
4Proto-Germanicahtōueight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Swedish sextio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextiosixty; the number 60
2Old Swedishsæxtighisixty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓwEvery word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu