Where does “trettiofem” come from?

trettiofem (Swedish) comes from Swedish fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

trettiofem (Swedish): thirty-five

Definitions

  1. thirty-five

Ancestry of “trettiofem”, step by step

trettiofem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Swedish trettio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrettiothirty
2Old Swedishþrætighithirty
3Proto-Germanicþrīz tigiwizthirty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →