Where does “fyra” come from?

fyra (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

fyra (Elfdalian): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjórirfour
2Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →
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