twentig

Old English

Alternative forms

tƿēntiġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz, a compound of *twai (compare two) and *tigiwiz, plural of *teguz. Cognate with Old Frisian and Old Saxon twentig, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtweːntij/

Numeral

twēntiġ

twenty

Derived terms

twēntiġfeald

Descendants

Middle English: twenti, tuenti
- English: twenty
- Scots: twenty, tuenty

Old Saxon

**Old Saxon cardinal numbers**
< 19	20	30 >
Cardinal : twentig

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Compare Old Frisian and Old English twēntiġ, Old High German zweinzug, Old Norse tuttugu.

Numeral

twentig

twenty

Descendants

Low German: twintig
Plautdiesch: twintich

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