Where does “zwölfjährig” come from?

zwölfjährig (German) comes 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...

zwölfjährig (German): twelve-year-old

Definitions

  1. twelve-year-old

Ancestry of “zwölfjährig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzwölftwelve
2Old High Germanzweliftwelve
3Old High Germantwelif—
4Proto-Germanictwaliftwelve
5Proto-Germanic-lifleft over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lif →
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