Etymograph

English

elevenie

From eleven + -ie, calque of Dutch elfje or German Elfchen.

Formed from eleven + -ie

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

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Proto-West Germanic *ainalif

Proto-West Germanic *ainalifun

Old English endleofan

Middle English elleven

English eleven

Today it means

noun An eleven-word poem, successive lines containing one, two, three, four and one words.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / elevenie