Where does “עלפֿטל” come from?

עלפֿטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עלפֿט, 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.

עלפֿטל (Yiddish): eleventh

Definitions

  1. eleventh

Ancestry of “עלפֿטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעלפֿטeleventh
2Yiddishעלףeleven; elf
3EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
4Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
5Old Englishielfelf
6Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
7Proto-Germanicalbīriver
8LatinAlbis—
9LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →