Where does “Zwölfeckpyramide” come from?
Zwölfeckpyramide (German) comes from German Zwölfeck, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Zwölfeckpyramide (German): dodecagonal pyramid
Definitions
- dodecagonal pyramid
Ancestry of “Zwölfeckpyramide”, step by step
Zwölfeckpyramide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zwölfeck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwölfeck | dodecagon |
| 2 | German | zwölf | twelve |
| 3 | Old High German | zwelif | twelve |
| 4 | Old High German | twelif | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twalif | twelve |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |