Where does “tionde” come from?

tionde (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tiundi, from Old Norse tíundi, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

tionde (Swedish): tenth; tithe, a tax paid to the church by farmers...

Definitions

  1. tenth; tithe, a tax paid to the church by farmers...

Ancestry of “tionde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtiunditenth
2Old Norsetíunditenth
3Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →Every word from Old Norse tíundi →Every word from Old Swedish tiundi →