Where does “sextioen” come from?

sextioen (Swedish) comes from Swedish en, from Old Swedish ēn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

sextioen (Swedish): sixty-one

Definitions

  1. sixty-one

Ancestry of “sextioen”, step by step

sextioen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenone; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...
2Old Swedishēnone
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish sextio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextiosixty; the number 60
2Old Swedishsæxtighisixty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →