Where does “twelfte” come from?

twelfte (Middle English) comes from Old English twelfta, from Proto-Germanic twaliftô — twelfth.

twelfte (Middle English): twelfth

Definitions

  1. twelfth

Ancestry of “twelfte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtwelftatwelfth
2Proto-Germanictwaliftôtwelfth
Every word from Proto-Germanic twaliftôEvery word from Old English twelfta