Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up1771arrow-down117
arrow-up1754arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square195fedilink
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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”.