Etymology

elevenscore

E1L1E1V4E1N1S1C3O1R1E1

Today it means: Two hundred and twenty. Full definition →

English score ← Middle English score ← Old English scoru
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*ainalif
  7. Proto-West Germanic*ainalif
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ainalifun
  9. Old Englishendleofan
  10. Middle Englishelleven
  11. Englisheleven
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  13. Proto-Germanic*skurō
  14. Old Norseskor
  15. Old Englishscoru
  16. Middle Englishscore
  17. Englishscore
  18. English todayelevenscore

From eleven + score.

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