Where does “femteudgave” come from?

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

femteudgave (Danish): the fifth edition (of e.g. a book)

Definitions

  1. the fifth edition (of e.g. a book)

Ancestry of “femteudgave”, step by step

femteudgave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish femte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfemtefifth
2Old Norsefimtififth
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth

via Danish udgave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishudgaveAn edition (newspaper, book, article etc.)
Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old Norse fimti →Every word from Danish femte →