Twenty
/ˈtwɛn.ti/noun
The number equivalent to two tens.
Did you know?English twenty comes from an old Germanic form meaning “two tens,” showing that everyday numbers can preserve very ancient counting systems nearly unchanged.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dwo-
“two”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*twai tigjus
“two tens”
Old English
OE
twentig
“twenty”
Middle English
ME
twenti
“twenty”
Modern English
English
twenty
“the number 20”