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Where does “femte” come from?

femte (Danish) comes from Old Norse fimti, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.

femte (Danish): fifth

Definitions

  1. fifth

Ancestry of “femte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefimtififth
2Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →