Where does “fifth” come from?

Fifth comes from Middle English fifthe, from Old English fīfta, from Proto-Germanic fimftô, the ordinal form of the number five.

fifth (English): The ordinal form of the number five; The person...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number five; The person...

Ancestry of “fifth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfiftheAlternative form of fifte
2Old Englishfīftafifth
3Proto-Germanicfimftôfifth

Words derived from “fifth”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fimftô →Every word from Old English fīfta →Every word from Middle English fifthe →