Unlikely. Cardinal numbers in Old English, long before the slightest chance of contact with Arabs, were virtually identical to the modern system with respect to

Unlikely. Cardinal numbers in Old English, long before the slightest chance of contact with Arabs, were virtually identical to the modern system with respect to order of terms. "For a similar situation in language, think of accents and the many different ways you can pronounce the same word." Could you be more specific as to what you mean?