Where does “elevenpence” come from?
elevenpence (English) comes from English eleven, from Old English hundendleftig, from Old English hund, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
elevenpence (English): the value of eleven old pennies
Definitions
- the value of eleven old pennies
Ancestry of “elevenpence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | eleven | The cardinal number occurring after ten and... |
| 2 | Old English | hundendleftig | one hundred and ten |
| 3 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |