Where does “sextonhundratal” come from?

sextonhundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish hundratal, from Swedish hundra, from Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

sextonhundratal (Swedish): the 1600s (the years 1600 to 1699)

Definitions

  1. the 1600s (the years 1600 to 1699)

Ancestry of “sextonhundratal”, step by step

sextonhundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hundratal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhundratalhundred, hundreds; a century
2Swedishhundrahundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain
3Old Swedishhundraþhundred
4Old Norsehundraða long hundred
5Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Swedish sexton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsextonsixteen
2Old Swedishsæxtansixteen
3Old Norsesextánsixteen
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →