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Where does “deugain” come from?

deugain (Welsh) comes from Welsh ugain, from Old Welsh uceint, from Proto-Brythonic ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wih₁ḱm̥t, from Proto-Indo-European dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti — two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten.

deugain (Welsh): forty, two score; forty

Definitions

  1. forty, two score; forty

Ancestry of “deugain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshugaintwenty; score
2Old Welshuceint—
3Proto-Brythonicʉgėnt—
4Proto-Celticwikantītwenty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wih₁ḱm̥t—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi(h₁)dḱm̥titwo tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten

Words derived from “deugain”

  • deugeiniau
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