Where does “vyfde” come from?

vyfde (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vijfde, from Middle Dutch vijfte, from Old Dutch fīfto, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

vyfde (Afrikaans): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “vyfde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijfdefifth
2Middle Dutchvijftefifth
3Old Dutchfīfto—
4Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old Dutch fīfto →Every word from Middle Dutch vijfte →
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