Where does “sextiofem” come from?

sextiofem (Swedish) comes from Swedish fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

sextiofem (Swedish): sixty-five

Definitions

  1. sixty-five

Ancestry of “sextiofem”, step by step

sextiofem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Swedish sextio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextiosixty; the number 60
2Old Swedishsæxtighisixty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →