Where does “twelvescore” come from?
twelvescore (English) comes from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
twelvescore (English): Two hundred and forty
Ancestry of “twelvescore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | score | The total number of goals, points, runs, etc.... |
| 2 | Middle English | score | — |
| 3 | Old English | scoru | notch; tally; score |
| 4 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |