It doesn’t seem to relate to “one more that 10″ Even though “twelve” isn’t a “teen” word, it does at least begin with the same 2 letters as “two”. Chosen Answer: Word Origin & History eleven O.E. endleofan, lit. “one left” (over ten), from P.Gmc. *ainlif- (cf. Goth. ain-lif), a compound of *ain “one” + [...]
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