Where does “fivepins” come from?
fivepins (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.
fivepins (English): The game of fivepin bowling
Definitions
- The game of fivepin bowling
Ancestry of “fivepins”, step by step
fivepins 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 pins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pins | plural of pin; Third-person singular simple... |