Where does “sjuttiofyra” come from?

sjuttiofyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjuttio, 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.

sjuttiofyra (Swedish): seventy-four

Definitions

  1. seventy-four

Ancestry of “sjuttiofyra”, step by step

sjuttiofyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sjuttio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuttioseventy
2Old Norsesjautigiseventy
3Old Norsesjauseven
4Dutchdriethree
5Middle Dutchdriethree
6Old Dutchthrīe
7Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
8Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes

via Swedish fyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishfiurirfour
3Old Norsefjórirfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyesEvery word from Proto-Germanic þrīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ