Where does “tjuä” come from?
tjuä (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse tjogu, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tjuä (Westrobothnian): twenty
Definitions
- twenty
Ancestry of “tjuä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | tjogu | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tuttugu | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |