Where does “ten” come from?

ten (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ten, from Old Norse teinn, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

ten (Swedish): a rod, a stick

Definitions

  1. a rod, a stick

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishten—
2Old Norseteinntwig; sprout
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “ten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old Norse teinn →