Where does “twelef” come from?

twelef (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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...

Ancestry of “twelef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtwelif
2Proto-Germanictwaliftwelve
3Proto-Germanic-lifleft over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “twelef

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy-
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