Where does “צוועלפֿטנס” come from?
צוועלפֿטנס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צוועלפֿט, from Yiddish צוועלף, from Middle High German zwelf, from Old High German zwelif, from Old High German twelif, from Proto-Germanic twalif, from Proto-Germanic -lif, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
צוועלפֿטנס (Yiddish): twelfthly
Definitions
- twelfthly
Ancestry of “צוועלפֿטנס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צוועלפֿט | twelfth |
| 2 | Yiddish | צוועלף | twelve |
| 3 | Middle High German | zwelf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zwelif | twelve |
| 5 | Old High German | twelif | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twalif | twelve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -lif | left over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |