Where does “zwölfminütig” come from?

zwölfminütig (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...

zwölfminütig (German): twelve-minute

Definitions

  1. twelve-minute

Ancestry of “zwölfminütig”, step by step

zwölfminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zwölf

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...

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lif →
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