Where does “fifteenpence” come from?

fifteenpence (English) comes from English fifteen, from Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, from Proto-Germanic fimftehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

fifteenpence (English): The monetary amount of fifteen pence

Definitions

  1. The monetary amount of fifteen pence

Ancestry of “fifteenpence”, step by step

fifteenpence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fifteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfifteenThe cardinal number occurring after fourteen and...
2Middle Englishfiftenefifteen
3Old Englishfīftīenefifteen
4Proto-Germanicfimftehunfifteen
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via English Pence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPence(the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound)
2Middle EnglishpenyA penny or other silver coin including ancient coins
3Old Englishpenningpenny
4Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftehun →