Tbh, as a German I never really noticed this. Thinking it trough, it also makes me wonder why it ain't consistent and breaks down after more than two digits? 2

Tbh, as a German I never really noticed this. Thinking it trough, it also makes me wonder why it ain't consistent and breaks down after more than two digits? 21 is einundzwangig, but 121 is einhunderteinundzwanzig, 1121 is eintausendeinhunderteinundzwanzig, and so on. So there it's not really backwards anymore.