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Why do the words ‘twelve’ and ‘eleven’ diverge from the patterns of English numerals? The words for “eleven” and “twelve” differ from the patterns of English numerals – why? Photo: Shutterstock
The 5th or 6th of January, depending on when counting starts, is Twelfth Night, the last evening of the traditional 12 days of Christmas.
Why do the words twelve and eleven diverge from the patterns of other English numerals?
From twenty-one to ninety-nine , there is a logical principle of stating the number of tens followed by the units. With the teens, conversely, the unit is followed by an inflected form of ten from Old English (originating in Germanic). Thirteen, for example, derives from the Old English þreo three and tIene ten .
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