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

  1. the value of eleven old pennies

Ancestry of “elevenpence”, step by step

elevenpence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eleven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelevenThe cardinal number occurring after ten and...
2Old Englishhundendleftigone hundred and ten
3Old Englishhunddog; hundred
4Proto-West Germanichunddog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via English Pence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPence(the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound)
2Middle EnglishpenyA penny or other silver coin including ancient coins
3Old Englishpenningpenny
4Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “elevenpence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →
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