endleofan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Compare Old Frisian andlova, Old Saxon ellevan, Old High German einlif, Old Norse ellifu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈendleo̯fɑn/, [ˈendleo̯vɑn]

Numeral

endleofan

eleven

Descendants

Middle English: elleven, enleven, eleven, ellevene, enleve, ellevyn, endleve, elleovene
- English: eleven
- Scots: eleiven, eleeven (obsolete ane-levin, alevin, ellevin, elevin, levin)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.