Where does “sjuttiosju” come from?

sjuttiosju (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.

sjuttiosju (Swedish): seventy-seven

Definitions

  1. seventy-seven

Ancestry of “sjuttiosju”, step by step

sjuttiosju 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 sju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuseven
2Old Swedishsiuseven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ →