Where does “twenteen” come from?

twenteen (English) comes from English twenty, from Middle English twenty, from Old English twēntiġ, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twenteen (English): A person in their twenties who still has teenage tastes and attitudes

Definitions

  1. A person in their twenties who still has teenage tastes and attitudes

Ancestry of “twenteen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwentyThe cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen...
2Middle EnglishtwentyAlternative form of twenti
3Old Englishtwēntiġtwenty
4Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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