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Eleven and twelve come from the Old English words endleofan and twelf, which can be traced back further to a time when they were ain+lif and twa+lif. ... So the basic number words up to ten formed first, then they were extended a bit with the –lif ending.
It was rhetorical :D but good to know the reason. I hope that's true.
 
Eleven and twelve come from the Old English words endleofan and twelf, which can be traced back further to a time when they were ain+lif and twa+lif. ... So the basic number words up to ten formed first, then they were extended a bit with the –lif ending.
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