Where does “teenie” come from?

teenie (English) comes from English sixteen, from Middle English sextene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic sehstehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

teenie (English): A sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks...

Definitions

  1. A sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks...

Ancestry of “teenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsixteenThe cardinal number occurring after fifteen and...
2Middle EnglishsexteneAlternative form of sixtene
3Old Englishsixtīenesixteen
4Proto-Germanicsehstehunsixteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehstehun →