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English word ten comes from Proto-Germanic *teuną (Destruction; ruin; damage; lack.), Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ (Ten.), Proto-Indo-European *déḱ-, Old English teon (To accuse Damage, hurt, vexation. Insult, abuse, reproach.)

*teuną (Proto-Germanic)

Destruction; ruin; damage; lack.

*déḱm̥ (Proto-Indo-European)

Ten.

*déḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

teon (Old English)

To accuse Damage, hurt, vexation. Insult, abuse, reproach.

*tehunt (Proto-Germanic)

*tēon (Old English)

*tehun (Proto-Germanic)

Ten.

tien (Old English)

(cardinal) ten.

tīen (Old English)

tene (Middle English)

ten (English)

(countable) A denomination of currency with a value of ten units.. (countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity. (countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.. (countable, cards) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.. (uncountable) The number following nine. (cardinal) The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in [...]

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