Where does “femmer” come from?

femmer (Danish) comes from Danish fem, from Old Norse fimm, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

femmer (Danish): five (in dice or cards)

Definitions

  1. five (in dice or cards)

Ancestry of “femmer”, step by step

femmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfemfive
2Old Norsefimmfive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Old Norse fimm →