Where does “Twelver” come from?

Twelver (English) comes from English twelve, from Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf, 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...

Twelver (English): A member of the largest branch of Shi'a Islam,...

Definitions

  1. A member of the largest branch of Shi'a Islam,...

Ancestry of “Twelver”, step by step

Twelver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English twelve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwelveThe cardinal number occurring after eleven and...
2Middle Englishtwelvetwelve
3Old Englishtwelftwelve
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 English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

Words derived from “Twelver

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp-Every word from Proto-Germanic -lif
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