*twalif

Runic: ᛏᚹᚨᛚᛁᚠ Pronunciation: /ˈtwɑ.liɸ/

numeral

Meanings

twelve

Etymology

Compound of *twai (‘two’) and *-lif (‘left over’), from *lībaną (‘to remain, be left’).

Descendants

  • twelf (Old English)
    • twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf (Middle English)
      • twelve (English)
      • twal, twol (Scots)
  • twælf (Old English)
    • twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf (Middle English)
      • twelve (English)
      • twal, twol (Scots)
  • tuœlf (Old English)
    • twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf (Middle English)
      • twelve (English)
      • twal, twol (Scots)
  • tuelf (Old English)
    • twelve, twelfe, twelf, twælf, tuelf (Middle English)
      • twelve (English)
      • twal, twol (Scots)
  • twelif (Old Frisian)
    • tweelwen (North Frisian)
    • tweelif, tweelf, tweelich (Saterland Frisian)
    • tolve, tolf (West Frisian)
  • twelef (Old Frisian)
    • tweelwen (North Frisian)
    • tweelif, tweelf, tweelich (Saterland Frisian)
    • tolve, tolf (West Frisian)
  • twelif (Old Saxon)
    • twelef, tweleve, twelve, twelf, twalf (Middle Low German)
      • twölf, twalf, twalv (German Low German)
      • twelf (Plautdietsch)
  • twilif (Old Saxon)
    • twelef, tweleve, twelve, twelf, twalf (Middle Low German)
      • twölf, twalf, twalv (German Low German)
      • twelf (Plautdietsch)
  • twulif (Old Saxon)
    • twelef, tweleve, twelve, twelf, twalf (Middle Low German)
      • twölf, twalf, twalv (German Low German)
      • twelf (Plautdietsch)
  • *twelif (Old Dutch)
    • twelef, tweelf, twalef, twaelf (Middle Dutch)
      • twelf (Limburgish)
  • *twelif (Old Dutch)
    • twelef, tweelf, twalef, twaelf (Middle Dutch)
      • twaalf (Dutch)
        • twaalf (Afrikaans)
  • *twalif (Old Dutch)
    • twelef, tweelf, twalef, twaelf (Middle Dutch)
      • twelf (Limburgish)
  • *twalif (Old Dutch)
    • twelef, tweelf, twalef, twaelf (Middle Dutch)
      • twaalf (Dutch)
        • twaalf (Afrikaans)
  • zwelif (Old High German)
    • zwelef, zwelf (Middle High German)
      • zwällef, zwellef, zwöllef (Central Franconian)
      • sbölbe (Cimbrian)
      • zwölf (German)
      • zwielef (Luxembourgish)
      • cwełf (Vilamovian)
      • צוועלף (tsvelf) (Yiddish)
  • tolf (Old Norse)
    • tolv (Elfdalian)
    • tólv (Faroese)
    • tåll, tålv (Gutnish)
    • tólf (Icelandic)
    • tolv (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • tolv, tølv, tøl, tóv, tælv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • tolf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Danish)
      • tolv (Danish)
      • tølw (Scanian)
  • tolf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Swedish)
      • tolv, tolf (Swedish)
  • tólf (Old Norse)
    • tolv (Elfdalian)
    • tólv (Faroese)
    • tåll, tålv (Gutnish)
    • tólf (Icelandic)
    • tolv (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • tolv, tølv, tøl, tóv, tælv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • tólf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Danish)
      • tolv (Danish)
      • tølw (Scanian)
  • tólf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Swedish)
      • tolv, tolf (Swedish)
  • tvalf (Old Norse)
    • tolv (Elfdalian)
    • tólv (Faroese)
    • tåll, tålv (Gutnish)
    • tólf (Icelandic)
    • tolv (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • tolv, tølv, tøl, tóv, tælv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • tvalf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Danish)
      • tolv (Danish)
      • tølw (Scanian)
  • tvalf (Old Norse)
    • tolf (Old Swedish)
      • tolv, tolf (Swedish)
  • 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍆 (twalif) (Gothic)

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