Where does “drīzig” come from?
drīzig (Middle High German) comes from Old High German drīzug, from Proto-Germanic þrīz tigiwiz — thirty.
Ancestry of “drīzig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | drīzug | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz tigiwiz | thirty |