Gollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up1724arrow-down115
arrow-up1709arrow-down1imageHow to say the number 92i.imgur.comGollum@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square187fedilink
minus-squareMartinXYZ@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve always found the Danish numbers intriguing. I understand the whole “halvfem-sinds-tyve”- thing and the other ones of similar origin but I can’t wrap my head around “elleve” and “tolv”. Do you remember the origin of those?
minus-squareBumblefumble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoIt’s literally the same in English as well, eleven and twelve are clearly related.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou can thank Proto-Germanic for that.
I’ve always found the Danish numbers intriguing. I understand the whole “halvfem-sinds-tyve”- thing and the other ones of similar origin but I can’t wrap my head around “elleve” and “tolv”. Do you remember the origin of those?
It’s literally the same in English as well, eleven and twelve are clearly related.
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 ;)
You can thank Proto-Germanic for that.