Where does “tjugosjätte” come from?

tjugosjätte (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.

tjugosjätte (Swedish): twenty-sixth

Definitions

  1. twenty-sixth

Ancestry of “tjugosjätte”, step by step

tjugosjätte 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 sjätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjättesixth
2Old Swedishsættisixth
3Old Norseséttisixth
4Proto-Germanicsehtôsixth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →