Where does “twintig” come from?
twintig (Zealandic) comes from Middle Dutch twintich, from Old Dutch twēntig, from Proto-Germanic twai tigiwiz, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
twintig (Zealandic): twenty
Definitions
- twenty
Ancestry of “twintig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | twintich | twenty |
| 2 | Old Dutch | twēntig | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | twai tigiwiz | twenty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |