Where does “thirteenpence” come from?
thirteenpence (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.
thirteenpence (English): The monetary amount of thirteen pence
Definitions
- The monetary amount of thirteen pence
Ancestry of “thirteenpence”, step by step