Where does “trettonårig” come from?

trettonårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish tretton, from Old Swedish þrættan, from Old Norse þrettán, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

trettonårig (Swedish): thirteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. thirteen-year-old

Ancestry of “trettonårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrettonthirteen
2Old Swedishþrættanthirteen
3Old Norseþrettánthirteen
4Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic þritehun →