Where does “tjugofyra” come from?

tjugofyra (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.

tjugofyra (Swedish): twenty-four

Definitions

  1. twenty-four

Ancestry of “tjugofyra”, step by step

tjugofyra 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 fyra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
2Old Swedishfiurirfour
3Old Norsefjórirfour
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →