Where does “-teen” come from?
-teen (English) comes from Middle English -tene, from Anglian Old English -tiene.
Ancestry of “-teen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | -tene | Forms cardinal numbers from thrittene to... |
| 2 | Anglian Old English | -tiene | — |
Words derived from “-teen”