Etymology

threeteen

T1H4R1E1E1T1E1E1N1

Today it means: thirteen Full definition →

Proto-West Germanic *tehun ← Proto-Germanic *tehun ← Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
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The story

  1. Englishthree
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  3. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  4. Proto-West Germanic*tehun
  5. English todaythreeteen

From three + -teen.

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