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Where does “thrittene” come from?

thrittene (Middle English) comes from Old English þreotīene, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

thrittene (Middle English): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “thrittene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþreotīene—
2Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
3Proto-Germanictehunten
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

Words derived from “thrittene”

  • thirteen
  • teens
  • midteens
  • thirteenpence
  • thirteenfold
  • thirteener
  • thirteenpenny
  • thirteenish
  • thirteenness
  • サーティーン
  • thirttene
  • tetin
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