twelif

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Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twelif

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twalif. Compare Old Frisian twelif, Old English twelf, Old High German zwelif, Old Norse tólf.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twelif

  1. twelve

Descendants

  • Low German: twölf