Where does “עלף” come from?

עלף (Yiddish) comes from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

עלף (Yiddish): eleven; elf

Definitions

  1. eleven; elf

Ancestry of “עלף”, step by step

עלף traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English elf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
2Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
3Old Englishielfelf
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

via Middle High German einlif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneinlif—
2Old High Germaneinlifeleven
3Proto-Germanicainalifeleven
4Proto-Germanic-lifleft over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “עלף”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →