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
- The period around the middle of the teenage...
Ancestry of “midteens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | teens | plural of teen; API pl; The numbers between... |
| 2 | English | thirteen | The cardinal number occurring after twelve and... |
| 3 | Middle English | thirttene | — |
| 4 | Old English | þrēotīene | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þritehun | thirteen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |