Where does “tjugofemte” come from?

tjugofemte (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.

tjugofemte (Swedish): twenty-fifth

Definitions

  1. twenty-fifth

Ancestry of “tjugofemte”, step by step

tjugofemte 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 femte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemtefifth
2Old Swedishfæmte—
3Old Norsefimtififth
4Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →