Where does “fiveway” come from?

fiveway (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.

fiveway (English): Something occurring between five; something with...

Definitions

  1. Something occurring between five; something with...

Ancestry of “fiveway”, step by step

fiveway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English five

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiveA numerical value equal to 5; the number...
2Middle Englishfyffive
3Old Englishfīffive
4Proto-West Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Germanicfimffive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via English Way

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWayChristianity
2Middle Englishway—
3Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic fimf →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fimf →
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