Where does “vijf” come from?
vijf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vijf, from Old Dutch fīf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
vijf (Dutch): five
Ancestry of “vijf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vijf | five |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fīf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
Words derived from “vijf”