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Where does “twai tigiwiz” come from?

twai tigiwiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

twai tigiwiz (Proto-Germanic): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “twai tigiwiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwaitwo
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “twai tigiwiz”

  • twenty
  • twentysomething
  • twentyfold
  • twentyish
  • twentypence
  • twentypenny
  • twentyness
  • zwanzigprozentig
  • siebenundzwanzig
  • zwanzigtägig
  • zwanzig
  • zwanzigmal
  • Zwanni
  • Zwanziger
  • zwanzigfach
  • zwanzigste
  • zwanzigjährig
  • twintig
  • tjugofem
  • tjugofemöring
  • tjugo
  • tjuefem
  • tjue
  • tyvende
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