Where does “twintig” come from?

twintig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch twintig, from Middle Dutch twintich, from Old Dutch twēntig, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twintig (Afrikaans): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “twintig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtwintigtwenty
2Middle Dutchtwintichtwenty
3Old Dutchtwēntig—
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz →