Where does “zwelif” come from?

zwelif (Old High German) comes 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...

zwelif (Old High German): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “zwelif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantwelif—
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 “zwelif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lif →