Where does “elfletterig” come from?
elfletterig (Dutch) comes from Dutch elf, from German Elf, from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis.
elfletterig (Dutch): eleven-lettered
Definitions
- eleven-lettered
Ancestry of “elfletterig”, step by step
elfletterig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch elf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | elf | eleven; The number eleven, or a representation... |
| 2 | German | Elf | eleven; football team, XI; elf |
| 3 | English | elf | A luminous spirit presiding over nature and... |
| 4 | Middle English | elf | elf, fairy; spirit, shade |
| 5 | Old English | ielf | elf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 8 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 9 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via Dutch letter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | letter | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lettere | letter; literal meaning; Bible |
| 3 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 4 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 5 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |