Where does “veertien” come from?

veertien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch viertien, from Old Dutch viurtēn, from Proto-Germanic fedurtehun, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

veertien (Dutch): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “veertien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchviertien—
2Old Dutchviurtēn—
3Proto-Germanicfedurtehunfourteen
4Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “veertien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →