Where does “Dutzend” come from?
Dutzend (German) comes from Middle High German tozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Dutzend (German): dozen
Definitions
- dozen
Ancestry of “Dutzend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | tozen | — |
| 2 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 3 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 5 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 6 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 7 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |