Where does “trettiofyra” come from?
trettiofyra (Swedish) comes from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
trettiofyra (Swedish): thirty-four
Definitions
- thirty-four
Ancestry of “trettiofyra”, step by step
trettiofyra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fyra | four; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiurir | four |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjórir | four |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Swedish trettio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trettio | thirty |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þrætighi | thirty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz tigiwiz | thirty |