Where does “tjugoåttonde” come from?

tjugoåttonde (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.

tjugoåttonde (Swedish): twenty-eighth

Definitions

  1. twenty-eighth

Ancestry of “tjugoåttonde”, step by step

tjugoåttonde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjugo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjugotwenty
2Old Swedishtiughutwenty
3Old Norsetuttugutwenty
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Swedish åttonde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåttondeeighth
2Norwegian Nynorskåttandeeighth
3Old Norseáttandi
4Proto-Germanicahtudôeighth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twaiEvery word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz
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