Where does “fjorten” come from?
fjorten (Danish) comes from Old Norse fjórtán, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fjorten (Danish): fourteen
Definitions
- fourteen
Ancestry of “fjorten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fjórtán | fourteen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fedurtehun | fourteen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |