Where does “midteens” come from?

midteens (English) comes from English teens, from English thirteen, from Middle English thirttene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

midteens (English): The period around the middle of the teenage...

Definitions

  1. The period around the middle of the teenage...

Ancestry of “midteens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishteensplural of teen; API pl; The numbers between...
2EnglishthirteenThe cardinal number occurring after twelve and...
3Middle Englishthirttene—
4Old Englishþrēotīenethirteen
5Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
6Proto-Germanictehunten
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic þritehun →