Where does “Fimfer” come from?

Fimfer (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian fimf, from Middle High German vinf, from Old High German fimf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

Fimfer (Bavarian): five digit or figure

Definitions

  1. five digit or figure

Ancestry of “Fimfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianfimffive
2Middle High Germanvinf—
3Old High Germanfimffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fimf →