Where does “elevenses” come from?
elevenses (English) comes from English elevens, 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.
elevenses (English): A short mid-morning break taken around eleven...
Definitions
- A short mid-morning break taken around eleven...
Ancestry of “elevenses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elevens | plural of eleven; the eleven-o'clock meal |
| 2 | English | eleven | The cardinal number occurring after ten and... |
| 3 | Old English | hundendleftig | one hundred and ten |
| 4 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |