Where does “trettionio” come from?

trettionio (Swedish) comes from Swedish nio, from Old Swedish nio, from Old Norse níu, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

trettionio (Swedish): thirty-nine

Definitions

  1. thirty-nine

Ancestry of “trettionio”, step by step

trettionio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnionine
2Old Swedishnionine
3Old Norseníunine
4Proto-Germanicnewunnine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Swedish trettio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrettiothirty
2Old Swedishþrætighithirty
3Proto-Germanicþrīz tigiwizthirty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic newunEvery word from Old Norse níu