Where does “tjugohundratal” come from?

tjugohundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish hundratal, from Swedish hundra, from Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

tjugohundratal (Swedish): the 2000s (the years 2000 to 2099)

Definitions

  1. the 2000s (the years 2000 to 2099)

Ancestry of “tjugohundratal”, step by step

tjugohundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hundratal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhundratalhundred, hundreds; a century
2Swedishhundrahundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain
3Old Swedishhundraþhundred
4Old Norsehundraða long hundred
5Proto-Germanichundaradąa great hundred; a hundred
6Proto-Germanichundąa great hundred; a hundred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

via Swedish tjugo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjugotwenty
2Old Swedishtiughutwenty
3Old Norsetuttugutwenty
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundą →