Where does “עלפֿט” come from?

עלפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עלף, 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.

עלפֿט (Yiddish): eleventh

Definitions

  1. eleventh

Ancestry of “עלפֿט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעלףeleven; elf
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “עלפֿט”

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