Gollum to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 9 months agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down112 cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1521arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum to Europe@feddit.deEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square168fedilink cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-square@SmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoNot really, but they’re essentially the same as the German “elf” and “zwölf”, so we probably got them from the same place as them ;)
minus-square@vidarh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoWiktionary suggests the common proto-Germanic root of eleven/twelve, elf/zwölf are likely to have been “ainalif” and “twalif” - “one left over” and “two left over”.
Not really, but they’re essentially the same as the German “elf” and “zwölf”, so we probably got them from the same place as them ;)
Wiktionary suggests the common proto-Germanic root of eleven/twelve, elf/zwölf are likely to have been “ainalif” and “twalif” - “one left over” and “two left over”.