Where does “tjugofjärde” come from?

tjugofjärde (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.

tjugofjärde (Swedish): twenty-fourth

Definitions

  1. twenty-fourth

Ancestry of “tjugofjärde”, step by step

tjugofjärde 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 fjärde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjärdefourth
2Old Swedishfiarþifourth
3Old Norsefjórðifourth
4Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →