Where does “elfstündig” come from?
elfstündig (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.
elfstündig (German): eleven-hour
Definitions
- eleven-hour
Ancestry of “elfstündig”, step by step
elfstündig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Elf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Elf | eleven; football team, XI; elf |
| 2 | English | elf | A luminous spirit presiding over nature and... |
| 3 | Middle English | elf | elf, fairy; spirit, shade |
| 4 | Old English | ielf | elf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 7 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 8 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via German stunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stunde | inflection of stunden: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stunde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stunta | time |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |