“What time is it?” “It's twelve.” I have lunch at twelve.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English twelf; akin to Old High German zwelif twelve, Old English twā two, -leofan (as in endleofan eleven) — more at two, eleven
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of twelve was before the 12th century