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Where does “tjugo” come from?

tjugo (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish tiughu, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tjugo (Swedish): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “tjugo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtiughutwenty
2Old Norsetuttugutwenty
3Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tjugo”

  • tjugofem
  • tjugofemöring
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