zwanzig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtsvantsɪç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: zweinzec

Inherited from Old High German: zweinzug

Cognate with Dutch: twintig

Cognate with Western Frisian: tweintich

Cognate with English: twenty

Cognate with Danish: tyve

In summary

From Middle High German zweinzec, from Old High German zweinzug, from Proto-Germanic *twaintigaz, *twai tigiwiz. Cognate with Dutch twintig, West Frisian tweintich, English twenty, Danish tyve. The form zwanzig goes back to dialects that had early on lowered Middle High German -ei- to [aɪ̯] (especially Bavarian); elsewhere the contraction yielded zwenzig, which waned around 1700 along with the uncontracted zweinzig.

Concepts

twenty

score

twelve

units

twenty

Synonyms

zwanzigste

20th

kaff

Sentences

Dieses zwanzig Millionen Euro teure Projekt ist nun abgeschlossen .

This twenty million euro project has now been completed.

Es gibt zwanzig Prozent Rabatt auf Tiernahrung.

There is a twenty percent discount on pet food.

Zwischen Höchstadt-West und Erlangen-Ost brauchen Sie derzeit zwanzig Minuten länger .

You currently need twenty minutes longer between Höchstadt-West and Erlangen-Ost.