Where does “deugeiniau” come from?
deugeiniau (Welsh) comes from Welsh deugain, 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.
deugeiniau (Welsh): forties
Definitions
- forties
Ancestry of “deugeiniau”, step by step
deugeiniau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh deugain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | deugain | forty, two score; forty |
| 2 | Welsh | ugain | twenty; score |
| 3 | Old Welsh | uceint | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | ʉgėnt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wikantī | twenty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wih₁ḱm̥t | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti | two tens; two decades; twenty; two-ten |