Where does “tjugonio” come from?

tjugonio (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.

tjugonio (Swedish): twenty-nine

Definitions

  1. twenty-nine

Ancestry of “tjugonio”, step by step

tjugonio 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 nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →