Where does “vyftien” come from?

vyftien (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vijftien, from Middle Dutch vijftien, from Old Dutch vīftēn, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

vyftien (Afrikaans): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “vyftien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijftienfifteen
2Middle Dutchvijftien—
3Old Dutchvīftēn—
4Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →