Where does “twelif” come from?

twelif (Old Saxon) comes 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...

twelif (Old Saxon): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “twelif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictwaliftwelve
2Proto-Germanic-lifleft over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lif →