Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 3 年前How to say the number 92i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1790 cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1790external-linkHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 3 年前message-square196fedilink cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 年前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 ;)
minus-squarevidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 年前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”.
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”.