Where does “fiveness” come from?
fiveness (English) comes from English five, from Middle English fyf, from Old English fīf, from Proto-West Germanic fimf, from Proto-Germanic fimf, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
fiveness (English): The property of being five in number
Definitions
- The property of being five in number
Ancestry of “fiveness”, step by step
fiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English five
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | five | A numerical value equal to 5; the number... |
| 2 | Middle English | fyf | five |
| 3 | Old English | fīf | five |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fimf | five |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fimf | five |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |