Where does “twintiger” come from?
twintiger (Dutch) comes from German Zwanziger, from German zwanzig, from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.
twintiger (Dutch): twentysomething
Definitions
- twentysomething
Ancestry of “twintiger”, step by step
twintiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zwanziger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwanziger | Anything defined by the number twenty, especially |
| 2 | German | zwanzig | twenty |
| 3 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 4 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 5 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 6 | German | Jahr | year |
| 7 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Dutch twintig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | twintig | twenty |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | twintich | twenty |
| 3 | Old Dutch | twēntig | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twaintigaz | — |