Where does “trettioett” come from?

trettioett (Swedish) comes from Swedish ett, from Old Norse eitt, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

trettioett (Swedish): thirty-one

Definitions

  1. thirty-one

Ancestry of “trettioett”, step by step

trettioett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishettThe neuter indefinite article; one
2Old Norseeittnominative/accusative neuter singular of einn
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish trettio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrettiothirty
2Old Swedishþrætighithirty
3Proto-Germanicþrīz tigiwizthirty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Old Norse einn →