Where does “tyver” come from?
tyver (Danish) comes from Danish tyve, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
tyver (Danish): twenty; twenties, , mostly in the plural...
Definitions
- twenty; twenties, , mostly in the plural...
Ancestry of “tyver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tyve | twenty; indefinite plural of tyv |
| 2 | Old Norse | tuttugu | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |