thirteenth etymology

Etymology:

  • Old English: threttēne
  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrettīne
  • Proto-Germanic: *þrettin
  • Indo-European: *treyes-
  • Proto-Indo-European: *tréyes

Meaning:

Number indicating the ordinal position after the twelfth or the cardinal number representing three plus ten

Origin:

The word "thirteenth" has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European word *tréyes, which means "three." Over time, this word evolved into the Proto-Germanic word *þrettin, then into the Old English word threttēne, and finally into the modern English word "thirteenth." The suffix "-teenth" is derived from the Proto-Germanic suffix *-tehun, which means "ten."

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