Where does “sjuttonårig” come from?

sjuttonårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjutton, from Old Swedish siutan, from Old Norse sjaután, from Proto-Germanic sebuntehun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sjuttonårig (Swedish): seventeen-year-old

Definitions

  1. seventeen-year-old

Ancestry of “sjuttonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuttonseventeen; used in place of various taboo words
2Old Swedishsiutanseventeen
3Old Norsesjautánseventeen
4Proto-Germanicsebuntehunseventeen
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →