elf

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

eleven

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɛlf/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Middle High German eilf, eilef, einlif, from Old High German einlif, from Proto-Germanic *ainalif, a compound of *ainaz and *-lif. Until the 19th century usually written eilf; the monophthongal form is of Central and Low German origin (Middle Low German elf). Compare Dutch elf, West Frisian alve, English eleven, Danish elleve.