Where does “Dutzet” come from?

Dutzet (German) comes from Middle High German totzen, 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.

Ancestry of “Dutzet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantotzen
2Old Frenchdozainea group of twelve
3Old Frenchdozetwelve
4Vulgar Latindodeci
5Latinduodecimtwelve; 12; dozen
6Latindecemten; 10
7Latin-nus-an
8Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin decem
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