Where does “10th” come from?

10th (English) comes from English tenth, from Middle English tenth, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

10th (English): Abbreviation of tenth

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of tenth

Ancestry of “10th”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtenthThe ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order...
2Middle Englishtenth—
3Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →Every word from Middle English tenth →Every word from English tenth →
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