Where does “sjuhundratal” come from?
sjuhundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.
sjuhundratal (Swedish): the 700s (the years 700 to 799)
Definitions
- the 700s (the years 700 to 799)
Ancestry of “sjuhundratal”, step by step
sjuhundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sju | seven |
| 2 | Old Swedish | siu | seven |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 4 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 6 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Swedish hundratal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hundratal | hundred, hundreds; a century |
| 2 | Swedish | hundra | hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hundraþ | hundred |
| 4 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |