• LocoLobo@lemm.eeDeutsch
    29·
    2 个月前

    Fun fact, english used to count the same way as german, and it still has the numbers in “reverse” from 13 to 19.

    • enkers@sh.itjust.works
      22·
      2 个月前

      Eleven and twelve kinda are as well. They literally mean “one left” (ain-lif) and “two left” (twa-lif) with the “over ten” being implied.

      • jaaake@lemmy.world
        10·
        2 个月前

        I’m 43 years old and this is the first time I’ve seen an explanation of these numbers. Thank you!

    • Sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works
      61·
      2 个月前

      German’s my first language and I am kinda proficient in english but I never realized that the english numbers 13 to 19 work like like ours…