Where does “ienentweintich” come from?

ienentweintich (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian en, from Old Frisian and, from Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ienentweintich (West Frisian): twenty-one

Definitions

  1. twenty-one

Ancestry of “ienentweintich”, step by step

ienentweintich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianenand
2Old Frisianandand
3Old Frisianende
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via West Frisian ien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianienone; one, someone
2Old Frisianēnone
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via West Frisian tweintich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantweintichtwenty
2Old Frisiantwentig
3Proto-Germanictwaintigaz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos