Where does “zwanzig” come from?
zwanzig (German) comes from German Seite, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
zwanzig (German): twenty
Definitions
- twenty
Ancestry of “zwanzig”, step by step
zwanzig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seite | side; face, side, surface of any... |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via Middle High German zweinzec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zweinzec | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zweinzug | twenty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “zwanzig”
- zwanziger
- zwanzigmal
- dreiundzwanzig
- Zwanziger
- zweiundzwanzig
- vierundzwanzig
- neunundzwanzig
- einundzwanzig
- zwanzigtägig
- zwanzigprozentig
- zwanzigfach
- siebenundzwanzig
- sechsundzwanzig
- achtundzwanzig
- zwanzigste
- zwanzigjährig
- fünfundzwanzig
- Zwanzig-Euro-Banknote
- Zwanzigcentmünze
- Zwanzigcentstück
- Zwanzigeck
- Zwanzigeuroschein
- Zwanzigflächner
- Zwanzigmarkschein