Where does “Verzwölffachung” come from?
Verzwölffachung (German) comes from German verzwölffachen, from German zwölffach, from German zwölf, from Old High German zwelif, from Old High German twelif, from Proto-Germanic twalif, from Proto-Germanic -lif, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Verzwölffachung (German): increasing twelvefold
Definitions
- increasing twelvefold
Ancestry of “Verzwölffachung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verzwölffachen | to duodecuple, to duodecuplicate, to multiply by twelve |
| 2 | German | zwölffach | twelvefold |
| 3 | German | zwölf | twelve |
| 4 | Old High German | zwelif | twelve |
| 5 | Old High German | twelif | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twalif | twelve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |