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[โ€“] Dicska@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And it's all because they are germanic languages (at least old English is), and this is the same in German (vier und zwanzig).

[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Modern English is still a Germanic language, but with a LOT of Latin and French thrown in.