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Remember: 40 sounds like fir; 80 is fierce.

Let's look at 60 (and 80):
Tres (60) comes from tresindtyve (tre-sinde-tyve), which means 3 times 20
The same goes for 80: fir(e)sindetyve (4 times 20) = shortened to firs.
Sinde is an old word (now obsolete) meaning times

Now for the hard part: 50, 70, 90
Halv 3 = 2½, halv 4 = 3½, halv 5 = 4½
Halv 3 x 20 = halvtredje-sinde-tyve - shortened to halvtreds (50).
Halv 4 x 20 = halvfjerde-sinde-tyve - shortened to halvfjerds (70).
Halv 5 x 20 = halvfem-sinde-tyve - shortened to halvfems (90).