Where does “tjugosjunde” come from?

tjugosjunde (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.

tjugosjunde (Swedish): twenty-seventh

Definitions

  1. twenty-seventh

Ancestry of “tjugosjunde”, step by step

tjugosjunde 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 sjunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjundeseventh
2Old Swedishsiundiseventh
3Old Norsesjaundiseventh
4Proto-Germanicsebundôseventh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →