Where does “tjugoåtta” come from?
tjugoåtta (Swedish) comes from Swedish åtta, from Old Swedish ātta, from Old Norse átta, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
tjugoåtta (Swedish): twenty-eight
Definitions
- twenty-eight
Ancestry of “tjugoåtta”, step by step
tjugoåtta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish åtta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åtta | eight; eight; the digit "8"; eighth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ātta | eight |
| 3 | Old Norse | átta | eight; inflection of átti: ## masculine oblique... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |