Where does “elfjährig” come from?

elfjährig (German) comes from German Elf, from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elfjährig (German): eleven-year

Definitions

  1. eleven-year

Ancestry of “elfjährig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElfeleven; football team, XI; elf
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →
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