Where does “few” come from?
Few comes from Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw, from Proto-Germanic fawaz, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-, a root of uncertain meaning.
few (English): An indefinite, but usually small, number of; Not...
Definitions
- An indefinite, but usually small, number of; Not...
Ancestry of “few”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fewe | few, little, not many; small, little; A few, a... |
| 2 | Old English | fēaw | few; little, few |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fau | — |