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Where does “vyftig” come from?

vyftig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vijftig, from Middle Dutch vijftich, from Old Dutch fīftig, from Proto-Germanic fimf tigiwiz — fifty.

vyftig (Afrikaans): fifty

Definitions

  1. fifty

Ancestry of “vyftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijftigfifty
2Middle Dutchvijftichfifty
3Old Dutchfīftig—
4Proto-Germanicfimf tigiwizfifty
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf tigiwiz →