Where does “sjuttio” come from?
sjuttio (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sjautigi, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
sjuttio (Swedish): seventy
Ancestry of “sjuttio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sjautigi | seventy |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjau | seven |
| 3 | Dutch | drie | three |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | drie | three |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrīe | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |