Where does “ten” come from?

ten (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse teinn, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

Ancestry of “ten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteinntwig; sprout
2Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “ten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old Norse teinn →