Where does “tjugoårig” come from?

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

tjugoårig (Swedish): twenty-year-old

Definitions

  1. twenty-year-old

Ancestry of “tjugoårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjugotwenty
2Old Swedishtiughutwenty
3Old Norsetuttugutwenty
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →