Gollum to [email protected]English • 9 months agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square197fedilinkarrow-up1775arrow-down116 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1759arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum to [email protected]English • 9 months agomessage-square197fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•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”.