Where does “vierde” come from?

vierde (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vierde, from Old Dutch fiortho, from Proto-West Germanic feurþō, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.

vierde (Dutch): fourth; a fourth in ranking; one in four parts, a...

Definitions

  1. fourth; a fourth in ranking; one in four parts, a...

Ancestry of “vierde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvierdefourth
2Old Dutchfiortho
3Proto-West Germanicfeurþōfourth
4Proto-Germanicfedurþôfourth
Every word from Proto-Germanic fedurþôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic feurþōEvery word from Old Dutch fiortho