Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twalif

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Compound of *twai (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”), from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwɑ.liɸ/

Numeral

Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
 <  11 12 13  > 
    Cardinal : *twalif
    Ordinal : *twaliftô
    Multiplier : *twaliffalþaz

*twalif

  1. twelve

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*twalifa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 529
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