Where does “einundvierzig” come from?

einundvierzig (German) comes from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

einundvierzig (German): forty-one

Definitions

  1. forty-one

Ancestry of “einundvierzig”, step by step

einundvierzig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
2Middle High Germanunde—
3Old High Germanuntiand
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German vierzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierzigforty
2Middle High Germanvierzic—
3Old High Germanfiorzug—
4Proto-Germanicfedwōr tigiwizforty

Words derived from “einundvierzig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →