Where does “tetin” come from?

tetin (Tok Pisin) comes from English thirteen, from Middle English thirttene, from Old English þrēotīene, from Proto-Germanic þritehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

tetin (Tok Pisin): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “tetin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthirteenThe cardinal number occurring after twelve and...
2Middle Englishthirttene—
3Old Englishþrēotīenethirteen
4Proto-Germanicþritehunthirteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic þritehun →
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