Where does “zwölfwöchig” come from?
zwölfwöchig (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...
zwölfwöchig (German): twelve-week
Definitions
- twelve-week
Ancestry of “zwölfwöchig”, step by step
zwölfwöchig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwölf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwölf | twelve |
| 2 | Old High German | zwelif | twelve |
| 3 | Old High German | twelif | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twalif | twelve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
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... |