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Where does “thirteenness” come from?

thirteenness (English) comes 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.

thirteenness (English): The property of being thirteen

Definitions

  1. The property of being thirteen

Ancestry of “thirteenness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthirteenThe cardinal number occurring after twelve and...
2Middle Englishthirttene—
3Old Englishþrēotīene—
4Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
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