Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square196linkfedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1772arrow-down1external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square196linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoNot really, but they’re essentially the same as the German “elf” and “zwölf”, so we probably got them from the same place as them ;)
minus-squarevidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWiktionary suggests the common proto-Germanic root of eleven/twelve, elf/zwölf are likely to have been “ainalif” and “twalif” - “one left over” and “two left over”.
Not really, but they’re essentially the same as the German “elf” and “zwölf”, so we probably got them from the same place as them ;)
Wiktionary suggests the common proto-Germanic root of eleven/twelve, elf/zwölf are likely to have been “ainalif” and “twalif” - “one left over” and “two left over”.