Where does “eleventh” come from?

Eleventh derives from Middle English ellevenþe, formed with the Middle English ordinal suffix -th from Old English endleofan, itself from Proto-Germanic -iþō and Proto-Indo-European -ti applied to Proto-Indo-European óynos with the suffix -tós.

eleventh (English): The ordinal form of the number eleven; The person...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number eleven; The person...

Ancestry of “eleventh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishellevenþeeleventh
2Middle Englishelleveneleven
3Old Englishendleofaneleven
4Proto-Germanicainalifeleven
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...

Words derived from “eleventh”

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