Where does “twaalver” come from?

twaalver (Dutch) comes from Dutch twaalf, from Middle Dutch twelef, from Old Dutch twelif, from Proto-Germanic twalif, from Proto-Germanic -lif, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

twaalver (Dutch): Twelver

Definitions

  1. Twelver

Ancestry of “twaalver”, step by step

twaalver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch twaalf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtwaalftwelve
2Middle Dutchtwelef—
3Old Dutchtwelif—
4Proto-Germanictwaliftwelve
5Proto-Germanic-lifleft over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →