Etymology

eleventeen

E1L1E1V4E1N1T1E1E1N1

Today it means: Twenty-one (21). Full definition →

Proto-West Germanic *tehun ← Proto-Germanic *tehun ← Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥
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  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*déḱm̥
  13. Proto-Germanic*tehun
  14. Proto-West Germanic*tehun
  15. English todayeleventeen

From eleven + -teen.

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