Gollum to [email protected]English • 2 years agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up1757cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1757imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square190fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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”.