Where does “elvahundratal” come from?
elvahundratal (Swedish) comes from Swedish hundratal, from Swedish hundra, from Old Swedish hundraþ, from Old Norse hundrað, from Proto-Germanic hundaradą, from Proto-Germanic hundą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
elvahundratal (Swedish): the 1100s (the years 1100 to 1199)
Definitions
- the 1100s (the years 1100 to 1199)
Ancestry of “elvahundratal”, step by step
elvahundratal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hundratal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hundratal | hundred, hundreds; a century |
| 2 | Swedish | hundra | hundred; 100 in arabic numerals; sure, certain |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hundraþ | hundred |
| 4 | Old Norse | hundrað | a long hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via Swedish elva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | elva | eleven; a group of eleven, a football team; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ællivu | eleven |
| 3 | Old Norse | ellifu | eleven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainalif | eleven |
| 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... |