Where does “sextonårig” come from?

sextonårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish sexton, from Old Swedish sæxtan, from Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

sextonårig (Swedish): sixteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. sixteen-year-old

Ancestry of “sextonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextonsixteen
2Old Swedishsæxtansixteen
3Old Norsesextánsixteen
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →