Where does “elfwöchig” come from?
elfwöchig (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.
elfwöchig (German): eleven-week
Definitions
- eleven-week
Ancestry of “elfwöchig”, step by step
elfwöchig 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 woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |