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Where does “tjue” come from?

tjue (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tjogu, from Old Norse tuttugu, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

tjue (Norwegian Nynorsk): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “tjue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetjogu—
2Old Norsetuttugutwenty
3Proto-Germanictwai tigiwiztwenty
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “tjue”

  • tjuefem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →