Where does “vijfde” come from?
vijfde (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vijfte, from Old Dutch fīfto, from Proto-Germanic fimftô — fifth.
vijfde (Dutch): fifth
Ancestry of “vijfde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vijfte | fifth |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fīfto | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fimftô | fifth |