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
- twenty-one
Ancestry of “ienentweintich”, step by step
ienentweintich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | en | and |
| 2 | Old Frisian | and | and |
| 3 | Old Frisian | ende | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via West Frisian ien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | ien | one; one, someone |
| 2 | Old Frisian | ēn | one |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via West Frisian tweintich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | tweintich | twenty |
| 2 | Old Frisian | twentig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twaintigaz | — |